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Derech Hashem / The Way of God #77 | Man's Free Will

5.8K views · Jun 24, 2018

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

A lecture on the concept of free will in Jewish thought.

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  1. 0:02Now, so we're back in Derech Hashem. And now what the what the Ramchal is going…
  2. 6:14concept of ziko. And therefore once that happens of course is the the guf now becomes…
  3. 12:24Then if God wants you to carry out your decision to then he will you know,…
  4. 18:37person and so on, you know? But man does have free will, which is a the…
  5. 24:40all done expounded from one word. Cuz he said "Such come in many." She's when she…
  6. 30:48normal melacha is so he was the manager of uh for the of his his household.…
  7. 36:52what do you call it? Um the tendency is so great to once you have all…
  8. 43:00itself. The problem is, okay, where is the yetzer hara, right? Has to combat the inclinations…
  9. 49:08so many adults living in an illusion with that wanting to face reality and just living…
  10. 55:14your eyes. That's why older people are able to open up their eyes much better than…

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