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<\/p>\nWe\u2019re going to provide a list of the contemporary commentators from whose works we\u2019ll be culling, and the first is my later teacher, R\u2019 Aryeh Kaplan z”l.<\/p>\n
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Most people interested in Derech Hashem<\/i> are familiar with R\u2019 Kaplan\u2019s translation of it which was published by Feldheim Publishes in 1977. While he didn\u2019t write a commentary to it per se<\/em>, R\u2019 Kaplan provided classical sources to many of Ramchal\u2019s statements. He said there that he\u2019d provide a more extensive listing of sources in the future,but\u00a0he didn\u2019t, sadly.<\/p>\n (c) 2013 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n ———————————————————-<\/p>\n AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman’s translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> at a discount.<\/p>\n You can still purchase a copy of Rabbi Feldman’s translation of “The Gates of Repentance” here<\/a> at a discount as well.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re going to provide a list of the contemporary commentators from whose works we\u2019ll be culling, and the first is my later teacher, R\u2019 Aryeh Kaplan z”l. Most people interested in Derech Hashem are familiar with R\u2019 Kaplan\u2019s translation of … Continue reading