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                                                                                                                  Moshe Rabbeinu taught us that Hashem alone holds the key to life. Even
                                                                                                                  one as great as a king cannot control his life-span.
                                                                                                                  The older talmidei chachamim become, the wiser they become.
                                                                                                                  Conversely, ignorant people become less intelligent as they age. This is
                                                                                                                  because one’s character traits become more deeply ingrained as he gets
                                                                                                                  older, for better or for worse.
                                                                                                                  As long as a person lives, he can change his ways and improve. This will
                                                                                                                  not be possible once he reaches the Upper World. Shlomo Hamelech
                                                                                                                  depicts this graphically in Kohelet, in his statement “A live dog is better
                                                                                                                  than a dead lion.”











                                                                                                                  “Moshe went and spoke these words to all
                                                                                                                  of Israel”

                                                                                                                                                                (Devarim 31:1)
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