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י"ח אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

Thursday
י"ח אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

חיפוש בארכיון

Shem Olam / Ch. 9 – 76

When a person experiences difficult times, he should realize that even if the suffering is not because of a sin he did, it is often to test whether he will accept Hashem’s decree wholeheartedly. He should not let up on his service to Hashem, because the tribulations were sent to display our love for Him and increase our reward. This is how Hashem behaved with Avraham Avinu and with David Hamelech, and He does so with the tzaddikim of every generation according to their level. If a person succeeds in withstanding the pressure and holding strong, putting Hashem’s service above his personal convenience, he will receive inconceivable reward.

“And the utterly undoubtable truth is that if the entire world, from one end to the other, would be absent of our engagement and delving into the Torah, even for one moment, literally, then all the worlds - both upper and lower - would be destroyed instantly, and would turn into utter chaos, chas v’shalom…” (Nefesh Hachaim)