Free Will - Likutay Moharan - volume 2 - Torah-Teaching 54

Likutay Moharan 2:54

Free will [בְּחִירָה, ability to choose freely in all actions] is in the hands of a person to act according to their will, and even all matters—everything is in the hands of the Israelite (person) [אִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי, Jew, empowered with unique spiritual agency] to conduct everything according to their will, according to their free will. For in the hands of Israel, there is free will over every matter in the world. For with others, there are matters in which they are compelled, but with the Israelite (person), every single thing they do, such as traveling to some place or the like, involves service [עֲבוֹדָה, spiritual work through intentional actions], and therefore, they have free will over everything.