Unlocking the Gate to Gan Eden
It is frightening to think of what awaits us in the World to Come, yet it is heartening to know that our efforts here, especially those made when there is difficulty involved, will make a difference there.
It is frightening to think of what awaits us in the World to Come, yet it is heartening to know that our efforts here, especially those made when there is difficulty involved, will make a difference there.
If we would only recognize the value of and reward for every effort expended in doing a mitzvah, we would behave very differently.
“But as I walked home myself, the little boy’s words rang in my ear. ‘What will I tell my father?’ I thought to myself, what will I tell my Father – my Father in Heaven – after 120 years? I had drifted so far that I had forgotten it was almost Chanukah!
“But as I walked home myself, the little boy’s words rang in my ear. ‘What will I tell my father?’ I thought to myself, what will I tell my Father – my Father in Heaven – after 120 years? I had drifted so far that I had forgotten it was almost Chanukah!
“But as I walked home myself, the little boy’s words rang in my ear. ‘What will I tell my father?’ I thought to myself, what will I tell my Father – my Father in Heaven – after 120 years? I had drifted so far that I had forgotten it was almost Chanukah!
Hashem gave us exact instructions for earning and receiving sechar in Olam Haba, and we need to follow those instructions to the best of our ability. After all, the mitzvos we do in this world will be our clothing forever in Olam Haba. Good enough is not good enough when it comes to the garments we will wear for eternity.