Bashert

Rabbi Moshe Ben-Chaim

“One receives God’s help in proportion to one’s perfection.”

“Most suffering is due to our poor choices.” –Maimonides

If one soothes oneself that all which occurs is Bashert—divinely determined—s/he does not introspect for errors in judgment, and will continue to suffer by their poor, uncorrected errors.

Our choices are our own, that’s why Reward & Punishment is part of Torah. Torah teaches that one should evaluate oneself to improve one’s life. If your business suffers, gain insight from successful people. If you are single for too long, ask your Rabbi to explore your choices and considerations. If your children rebel, explore where you have misguided them. God isn’t causing our pain; we are. But we can improve our lives:

“Let us search and examine our ways, and return back to God” (Eicha 3:40).