{"id":625,"date":"2017-11-19T22:26:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T22:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/?p=625"},"modified":"2017-11-19T22:26:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T22:26:47","slug":"derech-hashem-249","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/2017\/11\/19\/derech-hashem-249\/","title":{"rendered":"Derech Hashem\u00a02:4:9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derech<\/em> Hashem<\/em>\u00a0– The Way of G-d 2:4:9<\/p>\n

So, G-d has allotted to us the repairing and elevation of all of creation 1<\/sup>, as we\u2019d indicated 2<\/sup>. And He allocated all of His supervision of the world to the things we do 3<\/sup>, if you will 4<\/sup>, having given us the ability to grant light 5 <\/sup>and bestowance 6<\/sup>, or to hide and conceal 7<\/sup>, G-d forbid.<\/p>\n

Others\u2019 actions, though, neither bolster nor weaken creation 8<\/sup>, nor do they reveal G-d\u2019s presence or hide it. Their actions do, though, affect themselves for better or for worse, either bodily by strengthening or weakening them, or spiritually.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>After Adam and Eve\u2019s error.<\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>See 2:4:3 above.<\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>See Zohar at the beginning of Parshat<\/em> Bo<\/em> as well as Nephesh<\/em> Hachaim<\/em> 1:3-4.<\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>This withholding of a bold statement of utter<\/em> human control of things is meant to underscore the undeniable fact that while G-d allocated a lot of control to our actions, at bottom, He\u2019s in complete control of things (see 2:8:1 below and Da\u2019at<\/em> Tevunot<\/em> 9),<\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>I.e., growth,<\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>I.e., blessings.<\/p>\n

7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>G-d\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n

8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>Still and all see Da\u2019at<\/em> Tevunot<\/em> 126 where Ramchal makes the distinct point that all of creation<\/em> plays a role in bolstering creation, underscoring the point by saying that \u201ceverything is intertwined, and everything is needed to fulfill the mission that G-d had in mind when He created the universe\u201d. Also see Pirkei<\/em> Avot<\/em> at the end of Ch. 6.<\/p>\n

(c) 2017 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rabbi Feldman’s new annotated translation of Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag\u2019s \u201cIntroduction to the Zohar\u201d is available as \u201cThe Kabbalah of Self\u201d on Kindle here<\/a>. His annotated translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> and his annotated translation of Rabbeinu Yonah\u2019s “The Gates of Repentance” is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He 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 torah.org entitled \u201cSpiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d that can be subscribed to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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