{"id":684,"date":"2018-07-27T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/?p=684"},"modified":"2018-07-27T20:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:00:21","slug":"derech-hashem-255","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/2018\/07\/27\/derech-hashem-255\/","title":{"rendered":"Derech Hashem 2:5:5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derech<\/em> Hashem<\/em> – The Way of G-d 2:5:5<\/p>\n

Never forget, though, that G-d Himself oversees everything in Heaven and on Earth, observing both the root causes of things and their material consequences 1<\/sup>. And His ultimate aim is to see to it that universal perfection be achieved, for it is the spoke around which everything pivots 2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

But one\u2019s own place in all of that depends on a number of factors according to which he or she would either be rejected or approved of, purified or left as is 3<\/sup>, as well as everything else that would need to come about to bring on that universal perfection.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:<\/p>\n

1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/sup>That is, the selfsame system that G-d set up to manage the universe spoken of above could be altered — or even undone — in a moment if G-d wants that to happen, both on the core root level of things and on their offshoots. Since G-d is beholden to nothing and no one, and He always \u201ckeeps His eyes on things\u201d, so to speak..<\/p>\n

Among many other things, that overseeing of things and its possible consequences also explains the miracles G-d brings about when called for (see 2:5:6 below).<\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>See Da\u2019at Tevunot <\/em>50 for a discussion about G-d\u2019s two \u201cagendas\u201d: that of reward and punishment (which will eventually be undone), and that of achieving universal perfection (which will be achieved). Also see 2:8:1 below.<\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>See Da\u2019at Tevunot <\/em>58 and Clallim Rishonim <\/em>34. Also see the second chapter of this section for a discussion of what affects one\u2019s spiritual status.<\/p>\n

(c) 2018 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/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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