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Rosh Hashanah & Free Will: “Choose Life” Means More Than You Think - Rabbi Akiva Tatz

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  1. 0:01[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] It's a pleasure to speak for again and an honor in advance…
  2. 2:35asked their advice and he took it. What was their advice? An almighty unresolved conflict. That's…
  3. 5:09requires free choice requires a choice. Right? It's aiomatic in the area of free will that…
  4. 7:41viable alternatives. Both of which guarantee success. Let me explain what I mean. When Hashem says…
  5. 10:12Hashem who loves you is going to guarantee your success. He never made it optional. Failure.…
  6. 13:18you the most extreme example I can think of. Take miracles. Take the two forms of…
  7. 15:52human being, namely a prophet. Prophets are the agents of Hashem's speech and action. And therefore,…
  8. 18:23The world will be full of knowledge of Hashem like the oceans filled with water. At…
  9. 20:56and mitzvah because he loves you doesn't want to hurt you. That's obvious. But way beyond…
  10. 23:31you're not expected to make choices to to attempt choice beyond your capacity. But within the…

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