Why Hashem Created the World

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did Hashem put us in a physical world instead of giving us closeness to Him directly? Closeness received as a gift is bread of embarrassment, and only what is earned is complete, so we were placed where things are not clear. Moments of clarity, like a letter that reached a chassan the day before his wedding, help us keep going. The real greatness, though, is earned in the dark times.

Key points

• A gift is never complete, so full closeness to Hashem comes only by earning it.
• Freedom is not free, and fighting the yetzer hara is the price of Olam Haba.
• A tzaddik looking back on his life found his darkest times were his brightest.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Recap: Hashem wanted to do good
2. 1:08Why a physical world
3. 2:45Freedom is not free
4. 4:00The darkest times are the brightest
5. 5:58A letter before the wedding
6. 10:03Earning Olam Haba with hard work
7. 10:17Hammers and chisels in the bais medrash

Topics

• Bechira
• Olam Haba
• Avodas Hashem
• Yetzer Hara