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Chagigah 015: Everyone Has Two Portions, One in Eden, and one in Gehenim
H. David Levine asks:
That one can merit two portions in Eden, or two portions in Gehennim, is
easy to understand. However, why does one's merit in Eden cause one's
friend to forego? Can't both one and one's friend be meritorious, or both
culpable?
H. David Levine, Roanoke, VA; USA
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The Kollel replies:
The answer to your question, in short, is that the person’s friend is not
meritorious. The Tzadik is receiving the portion of Gan Eden that his
friend would have received had he done the Mitzvos. Similarly, if one
receives his friend’s portion in Gehinnom, his friend is not culpable. The
explanation for this is as follows.
Every person has the ability to do Mitzvos. When they do not do a certain
Mitzvah, they make it much harder for others to do that Mitzvah, as they
create an environment in which the norm is not to do that Mitzvah.
Accordingly, the Tzadik who does the Mitzvah anyway receives the portion in
Gan Eden that this person (i.e. sinner) would have received had he done the
Mitzvah. This is because his refraining from doing the Mitzvah made it
harder for him to perform it. The same applies regarding Gehinnom. The
sinner is getting punished not just for his sin, but he takes his friend’s
portion in Gehinnom as well as his actions caused a difficult environment
for his friend to perform this Mitzvah. (See the explanation of the Yedei
Moshe on the beginning of Shemos Rabah in Parshas Ki Sisa, who gives a
similar explanation.)
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose
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