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feels an attraction to a specific mitzvah, and has the resources to perform
it, it is most likely “his” mitzvah, entrusted to him to perfect. He was
granted the Heavenly assistance to do it right.

“Israel settled in Shittim and the people
began to act promiscuously with the
daughters of Moav”

(Bamidbar 25:1)

Kabbalists state that Pinchas was a gilgul of Yitzchak Avinu, whereas
Zimri was a gilgul of Eisav. Yitzchak should have put Eisav to death for
his many sins, but did not. Therefore, their souls returned to this world.
By killing Zimri, Pinchas rectified the omission of Yitzchak Avinu.
Similarly, Moshe Rabbeinu was a gilgul of Hevel, killed by his brother,
Kayin, as a punishment for gazing at the Shechinah without fear. Moshe
Rabbeinu was always careful to look away from the Shechinah whenever
Hashem spoke to him.
Every person comes down to this world in order to rectify some aspect of
his life. How can he know what it is? The mitzvah which he finds difficult