Derech Hashem Shiur 6 - The Stages of the Soul Part 2

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Derech Hashem Shiur 6 - The Stages of the Soul Part 2

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

We finish Part 1 Chapter 3, analyzing the various stages of existence intended for man's development and purification as we come closer to God and our personal perfection.

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Derech Hashem Shiur 5 - The Stages of the Soul Part 1

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Derech Hashem Shiur 5 - The Stages of the Soul Part 1

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

Section 1 Chapter 3 continues with a description of how God originally intended for man to develop and purify his body through his soul - and how things dramatically changed after Adam Harishon sinned.

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Derech Hashem Shiur 4 - Earning God's Goodness

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Derech Hashem Shiur 4 - Earning God's Goodness

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

Would you rather earn God's goodness, or just get it? Well, God would rather you earn it. Which makes life much, much more challenging...but possibly rewarding.

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Derech Hashem Shiur 3 - Finding God's Goodness

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Derech Hashem Shiur 3 - Finding God's Goodness

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

Returning to the beginning of chapter 2, we review the notion of God's goodness, His desire to bestow that goodness upon others, and the very best way to achieve that goal. Then, we study a section of Agaddah from Brachot and a piece from Rav Kook in Ein Ayah, focusing on precisely how to recognize the goodness of God in our daily lives.

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Derech Hashem Shiur 2: God is Good

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Derech Hashem Shiur 2: God is Good

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

We conclude the first chapter, spending some time focusing on the Oneness of God, and then begin the second chapter which deals with God's goodness, and tries to answer the question, "Why did God create the world?"

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New Audio Shiur: Derech Hashem (The Way of God) of Ramchal

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Derech Hashem Shiur 1 - Emunah vs. Da'at

(This shiur studies the classic work of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto on Jewish Thought.)

In our first shiur on Ramchal's Derech Hashem, we analyze why he specifically chose to insist that we must both have emunah and Da'at that a prime force exists. We then continue to Ramchal's powerful definition of shleimut.

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