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Hi, I'm Arammy Glazer and this is
Colula. So here's the big question that
always comes up. If Hashem already knows
everything that's going to happen, then
do we really have free will? The Rambam
talks about this invasion
is longer than the land and broader than
the seas. But one thing is certain a
person's actions are in his own hands.
So basically the Rambam says yes it's
too big for us to fully understand but
at the end of the day your choices are
yours free will is real and then the
Balchento gives us a way to live with
it. He says like this, "Before you do
something, see yourself as totally free.
My life, my choices, my
responsibilities. But after you've
already done it, you look back and say,
"That's where Hashem wanted me. That's
what he led me to do." But here's the
problem. If Chuva means regretting the
past, how can I regret something that I
now believe was Hashem's will? So,
here's a mush. A kid is running around
the house. He knocks over a vase and it
smashes. He feels horrible. He knows he
wasn't supposed to be running around
there. He could have done differently.
And now something precious is gone.
That's regret. Then the father walks in.
Instead of yelling, he bends down. He
gives the kid a hug. And he says, "I
knew this father might break one day.
It's okay. What matters is that you
learn from it. Let's clean up together."
And later, the father even takes the
pieces and makes a little mosaic out of
them with his son. Something new comes
out of the break. That's what chuva is.
Regret doesn't mean I wish the past
away. It means I realize I've created
distance between me and Hashem, between
me and who I really am. And I don't want
that distance anymore. I want to come
close again. And here's the amazing
part. When I do that, Hashem takes even
my fall and uses it as part of my
return. Just like the broken vase
becoming a mosaic. So here's how it
works. Looking forward, I've got full
free will. Every choice matters. But
looking back, I see Hashem's hand
guiding it all. And in Chuva, we hold
both. I regret the distance that I
created, but I also trust that Hashem
can use that distance to bring me
closer. And here's how it ties into
where we are right now. El is the time
to look back, to take responsibility, to
do tshoua. But when Rashashana comes,
there's no vidui, no confession. We're
not looking back anymore. We're just
standing there crowning Hashem as king.
And that's the ultimate gula. When the
past doesn't hold us anymore, when the
whole world recognizes Hashem's
kingship, that's the future we're
stepping into on Rashashana. Thanks for
watching.
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