Chelek 29, Vaeschanan 3

 לזכות רפואה שלמה לשרה פערל בת אלישבע

The Timing of Reward

From the final words of Vaeschanan

There is so much to learn,

About the precious mitzvah reward

That every Jew will earn.

"Today" is when we do the mitzvos—

Each mitzvah is a gem.

"Tomorrow" in Olam Haba,

We'll take the reward for them!

Hashem treats the wicked and righteous

In a very different way.

The wicked get rewarded in this world,

Without delay.

So they won't receive reward again

In Olam Haba one day.

For every good deed they once performed,

They are paid in this world today.

For the righteous there are three gifts

That Hashem gives with care.

Let's open them one by one

And see what's waiting there!

🎁 Gift Number One

The first is special blessings

To help us do our share.

Healthy children, health, and livelihood

Are gifts beyond compare.

They are the tools we need to fulfill

Each mitzvah, one by one.

Helping us carry out Hashem's will

Until our work is done.

🎁 Gift Number Two

Secondly, the Torah teaches

Physical reward is given too.

Hashem's like a king who pays His workers

For the work they gladly do.

But we don't get to choose the time

Our reward will come our way.

Sometimes the Heavenly Court delays it

For another day.

🎁 Gift Number Three

Thirdly, in the World to Come we'll take

The reward for every step we make.

Why doesn't Rashi use the word “receive”?

Why does he specifically use “take”?

Rashi is teaching something new,

A lesson rich and deep.

No obstacle will stand in our way—

Our reward is ours to keep.

It will be up to me and you

To take what we deserve.

Enjoying Hashem's endless light

Will be how we will serve.

This answers a question that we raise:

How will we serve in Moshiach's days?

We'll take Hashem's great light,

His radiance we'll adore,

Growing ever closer to Hashem

Forevermore.

Moshiach is compared to Shabbos—

There's a lesson waiting there.

Just like the Rabbinic court is closed

Each Shabbos down here,

When Moshiach comes, the Heavenly Court

Will close its door.

We'll take our reward with endless joy—

No waiting anymore!