Last night I listened to a shiur on TorahAnytime about why Rabbi Akiva’s talmidim were killed.
Was it true that they acted in less regard for each other than other talmidim?
No. In fact they were likely even the most compassionate to and with one another and others.
However, they were held at a much higher level. Hashem expected more od them since they were so great. So something that we may see as a small transgression Bein Adam lechavro was in fact a huge issur in Hashem’s Eyes.
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Then again then again…. imagine how good it felt when I listened to a shiur last week on TorahAnytime that said that rewards and punishments are not in this world, per se. As in, Hashem is not going to kill us for sinning, similar to the explanation for why Rabbi Akiva’s students died.
In other words, if someone committed an aveirah or plenty of avarot, it does not mean that come Rosh Hashanah, Hashem is going to write off one’s life chas v’shalom. Hashem does not treat us like that, and if it was so then all of the Gedolim would still be alive.
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Thank you