Does Hashem Judge Us by the Future or the Present? #Torah

Does Hashem Judge Us by the Future or the Present? Kosher Kitchen 38-13 https://youtu.be/hQ90F9Uz8c8 Why did Hashem refuse to punish Ishmael for what his descendants would do in the future, yet cut short the life of Enoch because of what he was going to become? Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner takes a viewer's question on two accounts in Bereshis that seem to point in opposite directions. The question draws on the Midrash quoted by Rashi in Bereshis 21, where the angels plead against saving Ishmael, and on Bereshis 5, where Enoch walks with Hashem and is taken from this world early. Rabbi Lerner sets out both accounts and explains how each should be understood. He also asks why the story of Hagar and Ishmael is read on Rosh Hashanah and what it has to do with how we are judged. Along the way he speaks about the different ways a person can be cut off from this world, and what the Ramban says on the subject. The second question goes further. When Hashem takes a person from this world early, does reincarnation follow? Rabbi Lerner looks at great Torah figures who lived short lives yet left an enormous body of work. He asks what that says about a person's mission in this world, and how our own talents point to that mission. This class is useful for anyone studying Parshas Vayera and Parshas Bereshis, or wondering how Hashem's judgment works, what it means to walk with Hashem, and why some lives are short. Watch the full video to hear how Rabbi Lerner answers. — Why did Hashem judge Ishmael only by his present deeds? What does Rashi say about the angels and Ishmael in Bereshis 21? Why was Enoch's life cut short in Bereshis 5? What does it mean that Enoch walked with Hashem? Why do we read about Hagar and Ishmael on Rosh Hashanah? Does Hashem judge a person by future deeds? What happens when a person's life is cut short? Is there reincarnation after an early death? How do you find your mission in life? ==== BeEzrat HaShem Learn with Lerner LevLeib@BeEzratHaShem.org Join our FREE online classes every Monday to Thursday night: +1 201-725-3444 | JEW, BE, HOLY | ==== #Rashi #Bereshit #Bereshis #Genesis #Chumash #FiveBooksOfMoses #Ishmael #Midrash #Enoch #AvrahamAvinu #SarahImeinu #EvilEyes #AyinHara #Suffering #RewardAndPunishment #DivineJudgment #RoshHashanah #JewishNewYear #Hagar #Selichot #Selichos #Sins #Righteousness #Noach #Noah #WalkingWithGod #DivineMercy #Tzaddik #Karet #Kares #Punishment #ShareOfTheWorldToCome #Rambam #WorldToCome #GanEden #Heaven #Teshuvah #Teshuva #Repent #Repentance #Reincarnation #Gigul #Ramchal #MesillatYesharim #MesillasYesharim #BaalShemTov #Rama #Rema #PurposeOfLife #MissionInLife #Tikkun #NewSouls #VilnaGaon #Rishonim #Gaon #Talents #Halachah #Halachot #Halachos #Halachah #JewishLaw #Torah #Mitzvah #Mitzvot #Mitzvos #JewishValue #JewishHashkafa #JewishIdeology #JewishThoughts #Halachos #Halachot #BeezratHashem #RabbiLevLeibLerner #RabbiLerner #LearnWithLerner #BeezratHashemLearnWithLerner #BeezratHashemHalachot #BeezratHashemHalachos #LevLeibLerner #LevLerner #RabbiLevLerner