Category: The way of G-D

Humankind in this World | Part Three The way of God, Section II, Chapter 2 Paragraph 7-9 There’s another important thing about determining how something affects your being in the community of the righteous...

Humankind in this World | Part Two The way of God, Section II Chapter Two, Paragraph 5-7 Delving into it even more so we see that while the reward and punishment system we’d depicted...

The Way Of God | Section II | Paragraph 1-3 It’s clear that every single being — celestial or earthly — was created to play a specific and important part in the ultimate goal...

Spiritual Realms | Part Three Chapter Five, Paragraph 8-9 Though G-d certainly manifests and allows for goodness by turning His “face” toward one thing or another He also manifests and allows for evil  by...

The Spiritual Realm |Part Two Chapter 5 | Paragraph 5-6 We pointed out last time that there are two major thrusts in the universe: “From up above, downward”, and “from down below, upward”. We...

The Spiritual Realm | Part One Chapter 5, Paragraph 1-2 In general, reality is comprised of two realms: a physical one and spiritual one. The physical realm itself is comprised of the things that...

Human Responsibility | Part Five | Chapter Four, paragraph 10-11 The ultimate intention behind all of the mitzvot is to draw close to G-d and to bask in His light. And the whole point...

Human Responsibility | Part Four At bottom, though, our spiritual standing ultimately depends on G-d either “shining His countenance” upon us or “withholding” it from us. For, the more G-d shines His countenance upon...

“The root of Divine service” Ramchal declares here, “lies in your constantly engaging yourself with your Creator and comprehending that you were created to attach yourself onto G-d, and were placed in this world...

Human Responsibility | Part Two This is chapter four of “The way of God”, paragraph four and five, of the “Way of G-D”. Despite the fact that we’ are bound to materiality from the...

Human Responsibility | Part One, Paragraph 1-3. As to our makeup, it’s characterized by the fact that we’re a mélange of two conflicting elements: a soul and a body. The body and all of...