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Re’ah: Everyone Can See It

The Parsha starts off: ראה אנכי נותן לפניכם היום ברכה… אשר תשמעו אל מצות ה׳. But how can we be told that we can see, today in front of us, the ברכה of listening to Hashem? Don’t we know that שכר מצוה בהאי עלמא ליכא, the reward for the Mitzvos can never be paid back in this world?

R’ Moshe answers that although the reward for the Mitzvos is not given in this world, the difference between somebody who lives a life dedicated to ruchniyus and somebody who only lives for gashmiyus is apparent to all. Somebody who lives life focused only on physical pleasure and selfishness will never be happy, and everyone will know it. But somebody who truly dedicates their life to ruchniyus and doing what is right will be happy and content.

לע״נ דוד חיים בן ישראל דוב הכהן
לע״נ ר׳ חיים דוב בן ר׳ בןציון שלום