🔹To be buried in “your” earth #Torah #shorts

6 months ago

Are our lives predestined? Do we have free will? Is everything already being determined by our mazal? While some blame their "destiny" for their sins, the Sages teach us otherwise. Everything is the Hand of Shamayim besides the Fear of Heaven, and it's solely up to us to choose if we want to be righteous. Join BeEzrat HaShem. Learn with Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner. Study kosher Jewish ideologies and halachos. Strive to get closer to HaShem, and be Holy. - - - - - 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 | - - - - #torah , #Tanakh, #God, #faith, #laws, #rabbi, #morals, #ethics, #morality, #jews, #torahLecture, #lawsOfPurity, #LawsofJudaism, #BeezratHashem, #RabbiLevLeibLerner, #LearnwithLerner, #RabbiMizrachi, #HalachosofJudaism, #biblestudy, #selfdevelopment, #selfimprovement, #musarmovement, #lawsforwomen, #lawsofbrachot, #rabbiefraimkachlon, #rabbiyaronreuven, #jewishstories, #shabbatcandles, #torahstudy, #ConvertingtoJudaism, #TorahLaws, #ToviaSinger, #TorahTruth, #Hashem, #shorts, In this profound exploration of the soul and destiny, Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner delves into a fascinating question posed by the gadol hador, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. When Tehillim speaks about the day of death, it uses a specific possessive phrase: he returns to his earth. This choice of words is not accidental. Why does the verse claim the earth belongs to the individual? Through the lens of Midrash Tanchuma, we discover a hidden reality that exists before a child is even born into this world. The teachings of our sages reveal that before the soul enters its physical body, an angel takes it on a journey to witness its ultimate destination. This includes the very place where the person will eventually pass away and the specific plot of land where they will be buried. This suggests that our physical path, including our wealth, our health, and our final resting place, is already predestined by Hashem. This concept of hashgacha pratis is illustrated through a remarkable story involving the Pnei Moshe, the famous commentator on the Talmud Yerushalmi. When the Pnei Moshe traveled to the city of Brod to sell his sefarim, an unexpected turn of events led to a burial that left the entire community in awe. The residents discovered a hidden clause in a previous rabbis will that perfectly aligned with the arrival of this holy tzaddik. How does the Master of the World orchestrate such precise details to ensure a person reaches their designated earth? While our physical lives are mapped out with divine precision, there remains one critical area where we hold absolute power. What is the one thing that is not decided for us before we enter this world? Watch as Rabbi Lerner explains how we can use our free will to choose a life of righteousness and holiness.