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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Shimon Machlouf ben Miriam Varda, the son of Rav Arush shlit’a who is in critical condition after a head-on collision this past motzei Shabbat. Also to the refuah of his wife Daniella bas Zehava who B’H gave birth to a healthy baby boy right after the accident and to their two children Nachman and Miriam b’nei Daniella. May Hashem shower them with a refuah shleimah refuat hanefesh v’refuat haguf among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
Thirteenth Principle of Emuna according to the Rambam ztk’l:
At the proper time, there will be a revival of the dead for those righteous individuals who deserve it.
The World to Come is a state of complete attachment to Hashem, the source of life. Our G-dly spark is the essence of our being; it is our link to eternity. Chazal teach that one who does not have emuna in techiyat hameitim is disassociated with techiyat hameitim, just as one who does not have emuna in the Torah is disassociated with Torah. A person who does not believe in techiyat hameitim is disconnected from Hashem and is thus severed from his root above and cut off from eternal life.
The nefesh, a person’s life force, the fact that he is alive is the one thing that Jews and non-Jews have in common. The ruach is a person’s conscience and inclines us to do good deeds. This too non-Jews have. There is yet an additional lofty level of holiness that is beyond the natural human framework. It propels us toward greatness; this is the Jewish neshamah.
At the time of techiyat hameitim the nefesh will be accompanied by the body. The ruach returns to Hashem. The prevailing view of the Ramban is that Mashiach will come, build the Beit HaMikdash and bring the Jewish people back to Hashem. Life in this world will continue ‘normally’ yet in its rectified state. When this world ends Olam Haba will be our only reality.
The Jewish people will radiate with holiness and we will reach tremendous heights. This comes as a result of Eretz Yisrael finally being handed to the Avot HaKedoshim who will set a personal example if avodat Hashem for all the people.
This completes our quick study into the basics of the Thirteen Principles of Emuna.
