Before the Afterlife

Becoming a giver is our primary task in this world. However, the task is not just about performing more acts of giving. It’s about changing ourselves. It’s about the internal dimension. Our mission in this world is to grow spiritually and prepare ourselves to become vessels to receive the eternal bliss of the next world.

Rabbi Dessler, citing the Rambam, sheds light on this task, noting that one’s position in the World to Come is determined by the degree of inwardness we have attained. What is this inwardness and how do we get there? Hashem created us with powerful tools to activate and utilize toward this end.