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[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 05:46:04AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote:
> Does hkbh give one a nisayon that one cannot pass? I guess the answer
> depends a lot on how you define the terms but in its strongest sense
> doesn't this imply that anyone who ever sins hasn't tried hard enough?

I think you asked this one some months back already.

If you are defining an opportunity to sin as a nisayon, then you would
have to say every tinoq shenishba would be given nisyonos they could
not pass.

And of another kind of nisayon -- every person who had a nervous
breakdown was given a nisayon they couldn't pass. Unless you think
they actually chose letting go of sanity while still in a state of full
bechiras chofshi.

I think passing is something you need to be HQBH to define. Perhaps
someone who struggles and still sins, but struggles more than they did
yesterday "passed". Or someone who did the wrong thing, but had more
positive -- even if erroneous -- motives than they used to.

I think we should leave this question to Hashem and His Accountants,
and for ourselves just try our hardest, and when watching others - dan
lekaf zekhus. The question doesn't matter as much at it seems.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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