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size=2>From: "Marty Bluke" <A
href="mailto:marty.bluke@gmail.com">marty.bluke@gmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR>>>An
interesting question that can be asked is how does bechira interact<BR>with
hashgocha pratis<BR><BR>Imagine 2 people Reuven and Shimon. Last Rosh Hashana
Shimon was<BR>granted life for the year. Now Reuven and Shimon get into an
argument<BR>and Reuven wants to kill Shimon. Can he kill him?
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size=2>No, he cannot. Hakol b'yedei Shomayim chutz miyir'as
Shomayim. You can decide to do good, or decide to do evil, but whether
your plans succeed or not is not in your hands. "Utzu eitza vesufar, dabru
davar velo yakum..."</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Now if you are determined to be evil--if your goal in life is to be
a murderer, for example--then Hashgacha will use you as its agent when there is
a Heavenly decree against someone who has been sentenced to be
murdered. Megalgalin chov al y'dei chayav. And since you
/volunteered/ to be a murderer, you will be punished for your act, and cannot go
crying to the Judge, "But I was only Your agent, You decreed that he should
die!" That's why our enemies can be punished for what they do to us--they
are volunteers. They didn't have to volunteer.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><B>--Toby
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