As our Day of Judgment nears, a Divine Navigator plots our every twist and turn
INdiscussing the awesome nature of the Yamim Noraim, the Mishnah in Maseches Rosh Hashanah gets straight to the point: “And they all pass in front of Him like bnei maron.” Although there are different opinions in the Gemara as to who or what these bnei maron are, one common thread runs through them all: that we all line up single file and pass under Hashem’s watchful eye, receiving our verdict for the coming year.
The Mishnah quotes the pasuk in Tehillim, “Hayotzer yachad libam, hameivin el kol maaseihem,” to illustrate this idea, that Hashem fashions all our hearts together, yet understands each one individually. The Gemara adds, “And they are all observed in one glance.”
What is the message of this statement? And what are we to make of the dichotomy of “together” versus “individually,” as far as our avodah during this time is concerned?
The Meiri on the above-mentioned Mishnah seems to have been addressing these questions, and states succinctly in four words that this Mishnah is alluding to the concept of Hashgachah pratis, Hashem’s Providence over each and every individual. What are we to take from this?
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