Daily Chizuk #0821

Although after a person leaves this world he is no longer able to perform mitzvot, Chazal tell us that a child is considered an extension of his parents and every mitzvah a child does is considered as if his deceased parent is actively doing it as well. There is no greater pleasure than for someone in Gan Eden to be able to rise to higher levels. Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, said that a grandchild’s performance of mitzvot has the same effect for his grandparent as a child has for his parent. What a zechut it is for a parent to leave offspring in this world who are Yirei Shamayim. The same way Hashem gives siyata d’Shamaya to someone in this world, who has zechut, to help him do more mitzvot, He also gives siyata d’Shamaya to people in the Next World who have zechut to help get mitzvot done on their behalf.