“Open the Gates of Righteousness for me...” (Psalm 118:19)
[At the Time of Judgment] in the Future
World,
everyone will be asked, “What was your occupation?”
If the person
answers, “I used to feed hungry people,” they will say to that person, “This is
God’s gate, you, who fed hungry people, may enter.”...
“I
used to give water to thirsty people,” they will say to that person,
“This is
God’s gate, you, who gave water to those who were thirsty may enter.”...
“I
used to give clothing to those who needed clothing,” they will say to that
person, “This is God’s gate, you, who gave clothing to those who needed
clothing, may enter.”...
and, similarly, those who raised orphans, and who
performed the mitzvah of tzedakah, and who performed acts of caring, loving
kindness. -Midrash on Psalms, 118:17
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