Derech HaShem with Rabbi Aryeh Shulman

S2E38 2.38: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 5 Part 1

Rabbi Shulman explains Ramchal’s taxonomy of creation as divided into two overarching realms—גשמי (physical) and רוחני (spiritual)—and then carefully traces the subdivisions within each. He clarifies…

S2E37 2.37: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 11

Rabbi Shulman explains the Ramchal’s step-by-step “mechanism” of spiritual growth: a mitzvah brings a person closer to Hashem, that closeness yields greater גילוי (revelation/“הארת פנים”), and that…

S2E36 2.36: D_H biyun 1-4-9_10

Rabbi Shulman explains that the Ramchal describes three distinct modes of engaging Torah—reading Written Torah, understanding the revealed Torah (Gemara and halachah), and understanding *סתרי…

S2E35 2.35: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 9

Rabbi Shulman explains that while love and fear of Hashem are powerful internal “vehicles” for spiritual growth, Hashem gave an even higher external כלי: תלמוד תורה. He outlines two (and then a…

S2E34 2.34: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 8

This dvar Torah develops a “hack” for generating “limitless mitzvot”: everyday, non-mitzvah actions can become spiritually elevating when they are necessary for avodat Hashem, permissible, and done…

S2E33 2.33: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 5-7

This dvar Torah learns Derech Hashem’s framework that mitzvot are not external rules imposed on man, but the very “boundaries and relationships” (גבולים וסדרים) custom-designed for human perfection…

S2E32 2.32: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 4

This dvar Torah develops a central Ramchal idea: Hashem embedded *גבולים* (definitions) and *סדרים* (relational structures) within the physical world so that human engagement with physical objects…

S2E31 2.31: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 3

This dvar Torah traces the Ramchal’s argument that a human being is immersed in physicality on three fronts: our bodies, our world, and our daily involvements. That physical immersion creates an…

S2E30 2.30: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 2

This dvar Torah (learning session) develops the Ramchal’s description of the נשמה entering the גוף as an inherently asymmetrical struggle: even when the powers are “balanced,” the battlefield is the…

S2E29 2.29: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 4 Part 1

This dvar Torah frames Perek 4 as an investigation into the human condition in this world through two lenses: the inner structure of the person and the external environment in which he lives. Using…

S2E28 2.28: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 13b

Outline: https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/dh-biyun-1-3-13b-20260324-141501-outline-20260324-141618.pdf

S2E27 2.27: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 13a

S2E26 2.26: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 12

S2E25 2.25: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 11b

S2E24 2.24: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 10 -11

S2E23 2.23: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 9

S2E22 2.22: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 8

S2E21 2.21: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 4 - 7

S2E20 2.20: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 3

S2E19 2.19: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 3 Part 2b