Derech Hashem, Perek 2

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What is Torah, and what does learning it do? Beyond teaching what to do, the Ramchal places in Torah a hashpa'a higher than any other, drawn out by saying the words and by understanding them, each to its own level. That kedusha depends on two conditions, awe while learning and fixing one's actions, yet the Ramchal holds that even learning without them slowly brings a person back.

Key points

• Beyond teaching what to do, the Ramchal has Torah learning perfecting the person himself.
• The Ramchal has the Torah's hashpa'a drawn out by saying its words and by understanding them.
• In the Ramchal's words, deeper understanding brings out a higher level of kedusha.
• Each part of Torah affects a different part of the world, so the Ramchal wants all of it learned.
• The Ramchal names two conditions: awe while learning, and fixing one's actions.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Opening before Shavuos
2. 1:21Learning to know what to do
3. 2:38The highest hashpa'a placed in Torah
4. 7:50Tikkun Leil Shavuos
5. 14:09Torah learning and the whole creation
6. 17:33First condition: awe while learning
7. 26:13Second condition: fixing one's actions
8. 27:39Learning that still brings one back

Topics

• Derech Hashem
• Talmud Torah
• Yiras Shamayim
• Shavuos