Join Rabbi Aryeh Shulman, Rosh Kollel Ateres Ami, as he explores this classic text with his trademark clarity and depth.
Derech HaShem with Rabbi Aryeh Shulman
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Join Rabbi Aryeh Shulman, Rosh Kollel Ateres Ami, as he explores this classic text with his trademark clarity and depth.
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July 14, 2026
2.43: D_H 1-5-8_9
<p>Rabbi Shulman explains the philosophical problem of how “evil” can exist if Hashem is the source of all goodness, developing the Rambam’s model that evil begins not as a created substance but as the withdrawal of divine revelation (hester panim). He then adds a second stage: once that “absence” forms a dysfunctional “blueprint,” Hashem’s ongoing life-giving power can animate it into real existing forces of harm—without implying that evil reflects Hashem’s essence. The dvar Torah concludes by mapping how varying degrees of divine concealment empower forces of tumah, how this weakens the side of good in a “zero-sum” dynamic, and how even destructive angels remain loyal servants carrying out Hashem’s decree.</p> <p>Outline: <a href="https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/dh-1-5-89-20260714-121944-outline-20260714-122027.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/dh-1-5-89-20260714-121944-outline-20260714-122027.pdf</a></p>
July 7, 2026
2.42: D_H 1-5-5_6_7
<p>Rabbi Shulman explains how human free will can “move” higher spiritual powers upward, triggering an inevitable, determined flow back downward into the world. He clarifies that not only actions, but also speech and thought, generate uniquely calibrated effects—varying by intensity (*שיעור*) and by spiritual “location” or level (*מדרגה*). Rabbi Shulman then turns to the theological problem of evil, presenting the Ramchal’s model: good is caused directly by Hashem’s illumination, while evil is rooted not in Hashem as a “cause,” but in the concealment/absence of that light—an engineered condition that makes free will possible.</p>
June 30, 2026
2.41: Derech Hashem B'Iyun Book 1 Chapter 5 Part 4
<p>Rabbi Shulman explains the Ramchal’s model that most events originate “above” in the higher, spiritual powers and descend into the physical world as cause-and-effect. The major exception is human free will: through bechirah a person can initiate change from below to above, impacting the higher realms by acting in the physical world. Rabbi Shulman concludes that this framework is crucial for avodat Hashem because it turns mitzvot and tefillah from generic “good deeds” into targeted spiritual actions that actively reshape reality, not merely trigger reward like a vending machine.</p> <p>Outline: <a href="https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/dh-biyun-1-5-4-20260630-140629-outline-20260630-140716.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/dh-biyun-1-5-4-20260630-140629-outline-20260630-140716.pdf</a></p>
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