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Derech Hashem / The Way of God #78 | Man's Free Will & Nahama D'Kisufa

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Rabbi Mendel Kessin

Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses man's free will and the purpose of being tested in this world.

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  1. 0:02last week last week I spoke about free will now am i spoke about free will…
  2. 3:43don't have nothing to wish for come on billion dollars Mario for your kids live in…
  3. 7:27we are created entities correct we are not God we are created in the image of…
  4. 11:40the worse let's assume you have a child who's five-year-old right and and let's assume the…
  5. 15:18that's namdak so far it's not so much an emotion it's a conceptual contradiction how can…
  6. 19:23caused it that's a divine act therefore the contradiction is gone you see so the neshamah…
  7. 22:57reaction that's really din you see and that's the concept of judgment and justice you get…
  8. 26:34is fraught with so many dangers in terms of not being righteous but being sinful but…
  9. 31:14think it answers the questions on any questions now don't be ashamed yeah it's divine well…
  10. 34:51terms we're you do not have to work for it that's his decision we don't know…

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