How can we feel joy, when there is real pain, loss, and fear? This talk reframes joy as calm inner contentment and purpose, rather than escapist ecstasy, and explains how human beings can hold multiple emotions at once. Drawing on Torah sources, wartime reality, and practical tools, it offers a roadmap for staying resilient: balancing empathy with strength, protecting your emotional health, collecting “goodness capsules” amid bitterness, and training gratitude so the heart can soar even when life feels heavy.

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