[Avodah] Every Bullet Has Its Address

[Simon Montagu]

On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM Akiva Miller via Avodah <
avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

> "They" say that every bullet has a predestined name and address.
> Unfortunately, I don't know who "they" are, and Google wasn't any help
> either.
>

I have heard this as "every bullet has its billet" which Google gives a lot
of different sources for, as so often happens

>
> To me, this clearly supports the idea that Hashem saw fit for this victim
> to die at this time and in this manner, and that the tree-chopper was
> simply Hashem's tool for this to happen.
>
>
Rashi (based on Mechilta) says something very similar on "veha'elohim inna
leyado", Shemot 21:13
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