Divine Will vs. Free Will - Thirteen Principles of Faith (16)

Divine Will vs. Free Will - Thirteen Principles of Faith (16) Textbook for the Shiur: Commentary to Avot (Shemoneh Perakim / Thirteen Principles of Faith) https://moznaim.com/products/mishneh-torah-rambam?variant=6578496634922 How to serve G-d? Many believe that serving HaShem is to learn Torah, pray each day, observe Sabbath, and eat Kosher food. Those are needed great mitzvot, but they are not enough. Being an observant robot or a walking library is not living a righteous Jewish life, as our sole goal in this world is to perfect our soul, eliminate the blemishes in our middot, and to get closer to the Holy One, blessed be He. Through doing mitzvot and following the path of Torah, we are guided to fix our character, overcome our desires, and maintain balanced traits on the middle way, so we could fulfill our role in Creation: bring G-d’s will into our everyday life. Those sound like a lot. Fortunately, we are not expected to walk alone. Rambam drew out the roadmap for us to have a purpose-oriented life and get closer to our Creator. Containing Thirteen Principles of Faith, Shemoneh Perakim (Rambam’s work of ethics), and his commentaries to Pirkei Avot, Rambam’s Holy work Shemoneh Perakim is the best tool for us to navigate our life. Learn with Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner, follow the guidance of Rambam, firm our faith in HaKadosh Baruch Hu, balance our characters, and Be’Ezrat HaShem, we will merit to fulfill the goal of this life, and merit to have an eternal life in the world to come. --- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:13 - Sefer Shmiras Haloshon: Affliction of the Soul 00:05:30 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: Review: God’s Original Desire 00:10:58 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: The Nature of Miracles 00:18:32 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: How Is Divine Will Manifested? 00:23:58 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: Uniqueness of Man 00:32:07 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: We Willfully Perform Good or Evil 00:41:24 - Shemoneh Perakim: Chapter 8: Does HaShem Force One to Sin? 00:55:10 - Question: How to understand free will in the prophecy HaShem gave Avraham Avinu? 01:00:22 - Question: Is the promise in Parashat Bechukotai prophecy? 01:03:18 - Question: Do I need to do bedtime Shema, if I wake up in the middle of night? 01:05:31 - Question: When a person converts, where does the original soul go? (I) 01:06:24 - Question: If a Jewish soul reincarnated in a non-Jewish body, is he judged as a Jew? 01:11:13 - Question: When a person converts, where does the original soul go? (II) 01:12:20 - Question: Can I repent for the sins I committed before the age of 20? 01:20:36 - Outro ---- #AfflictionOfTheSoul #Tzaraas #Soul #Spirituality #Midrash #Mishlei #GuardsYourMouth #GuardYourTongue #HabitualGossiper #Mercy #WorldToCome #Shame #Mashiach #Teshuvah #Teshuva #Repent #Repentance #YomKippur #RoshHashanah #Pesach #Passover #JudgementDay #EvilSpeech #LawsOfLashonHara #JewishHashkafa #EvilTalk #GossipAndSlander #SeferShmirasHaloshon #SeferChofetzChaim #LashonHara #HalachotOfLashonHara #GodsOriginalDesire #WillOfGod #RuleOfGod #TheNatureOfMiracles #Miracles #RulesOfGod #SixDaysOfCreation #Creation #Genesis #Nature #PromisedMiracles #HashemDoesNotChange #UniquenessOfMan #Commandments #Prohibitions #Character #KnowingGoodAndEvil #FruitOfKnowledge #HilchotDeot #DivineWill #HowIsDivineWillManifested #WeWillfullyPerformGoodOrEvil #ChoiceInOurHand #FulfillGodsWill #RebellionAgainstGod #BornThatWay #Middot #Middos #ChooseToChange #DoesHashemForceOnToSin #ForceToSin #GodsDecree #Decree #ChooseToBeGood #Righteous #Wicked #Fate #Fated #ActVoluntarily #AvrahamAvinu #Hashem #JewishSlavery #Exile #ExileInEgypt #NegativeProphesy #PositiveProphesy #Midrash #Exodus #Shemot #Shemos #JewishSlave #Prophecy #PromiseFromGod #RewardAndPunishment #ConsequencesOfAction #TorahRule #FreeWill #FreedomOfChoice #BedtimeShema #Shema #ShemaYisrael #ShemaIsrael #NetilatYadayim #NetilasYadayim #RitualHandWashing #JewishHandWashing #SleepAsDeath #HalachosOfBrochos #PrerequisiteForBrochos #Brachot #Berachos #JewishConvert #Soul #NewJewishSoul #JewishNeshama #Reincarnation #Jewish #NonJew #Jew #Gentile #JewishSoul #Convert #ConvertingToJudaism #ConversionToJudaism #ParashasBechukotai #ParashatBechukotai #Commandments #Noahides #Chutzpah #Arrogance #JewishResponsibility #Teshuvah #Teshuva #Repent #Repentance #ChillulHashem #DesecrationOfTheNameOfGod #WastingSeed #TikkunHabrit #Shabbos #Shabbat #Sabbath #ShomerShabbat #Kiruv #Mitzvos #Regret #HilchotTeshuvah #YetzerHara #YetzerTov #GoodInclination #EvilInclination #Gehinnom #Gehinom #BeitDin #Shamayim #HeavenlyCourt #Sin #RewardAndPunishment #JewishValue #JewishHashkafa #Halachos #Halachot #BeezratHashem #RabbiLevLeibLerner #RabbiLerner #LearnWithLerner #BeezratHashemLearnWithLerner #BeezratHashemHalachot #BeezratHashemHalachos #LevLeibLerner #LevLerner #RabbiLevLerner