[Avodah] Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazeh

Micha Berger micha at aishdas.org
Sat Sep 21 17:27:49 PDT 2019


On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 11:52:18PM +0300, Marty Bluke wrote:
> How does this explain Reshaim getting their reward in Olam Hazeh instead
> of Olam Haba?

Well, what's the point of punishing someone in olam hazeh if it won't
spur teshuvah and get them a better place in the long run?

Therefore, instead of the olam haba they're not going to enjoy
anyway, Hashem's Chesed rather than His Din is expressed in
olam hazeh.

Gut Voch!
-Micha

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