Alert: This is a formal class on principals underlying the Torah as found in the classic text, Derech Hashem. Please limit room text to questions on the subject matter being discussed at the time. We will have 2 breaks for questions on the mic, 30 seconds each. Alert: Redottext is currently on. BCWoman61: chag samaech jacqueline, Yehoshua and home Isibel: Shalom Yehoshua Isibel: So I have a question BEHANU: The instructor has a question ... uh oh Isibel: Would people like me to read through the BEHANU: Ramchal's Intro -BEHANU: not the book intro BEHANU: my introduction yes 2 cents Isibel: Ok Isibel: anyone else? BEHANU: anyone else?? dawidh_nz: i second the cents BEHANU: haha jacqueline_54_1953: same of behanu to you , BC.. I am running late.. still stuffing my face. but wanted to make sure I got in SueAna: 1 Isibel: This sond Isibel: song is a niggun SHeMABruce: The intro? Yes. good idea BCWoman61: no fair Behanu, your two cents weigh more than the rest of ours together BEHANU: jackie ... chew, swallow, repeat SHeMABruce: in Isibel: Ok my opinion thanks bruce BEHANU: Not with my wife BC jacqueline_54_1953: lol behanu.. BEHANU: worth a half shekel BEHANU: old shekel SueAna: altho the music is good too beowulf44: lets dance SueAna: lol BEHANU: This tune is BEHANU: hum along BEHANU: SHeMABruce: Isibel, swiftly. BEHANU: yes a niggun just so you know, I weld my admin sword often and dance music! SWORD OF BRUCE! BEHANU: THE jacqueline_54_1953: lol Isibel: Great bruce . so does she Bruce that is important Isibel: BEHANU: WELCOME! This is a formal class on principals underlying the Torah as found in the classic text, Derech Hashem. Please limit room text to questions on the subject matter being discussed at the time. We will have 2 breaks for questions on the mic, 30 seconds per person. Class info at www.yashanet.com/derech - class begins at 9 pm eastern. SHeMABruce: but if auto redots are placed when people enter the room, my sword will likely collect no blood Isibel: One last song after this and then Ill stop the music I remember the last time you did this in a locked room. I am glad the room is open this time BEHANU: my 9 yr old just pointed out the number of people in the room is posted at top ... i dont need to count by hand .... duh Isibel: Yes, well my whole understanding has changed alot since then Isibel: Its more than worth going through the book more than once BCWoman61: Isibel, SHeMABruce: well, i just learned something also from you child, behanu. lol BCWoman61: trust a young one to know the technology Behanu BEHANU: Everyone ready for their first "shock treatment?" LOL beowulf44: 36 peeps in the room? kewl first and formost I am not here to convert you to my way of Isibel: Remember, thinking BCWoman61: hello SHeMABruce: just beowulf44: ty SHeMABruce: i beo. Chag samaech before it starts everyone needs to send out invites bc woman, chag sameach will SHeMABruce: Really folks, this is an ENORMOUSLY useful topic of study. You will all be blessed by it and will learn a LOT BEHANU: Bruce is just asking for it ... BCWoman61: Stiff competition since hamekane is debating Rock Guitarist in another room on yshu hanotzri in the oral traditions BEHANU: Hey BEHANU: I know this tune! BEHANU: MATISYAHU Isibel: and also not trying to get anyone to agree with what the Ramchal is saying, there are things that may be very difficult for people to take as thier own belief, but I ask only that you try and understand things from the perspective of the Ramchal BEHANU: This is very cool SHeMABruce: ENGLISH!!! SHeMABruce: lol Isibel: LOL SHeMABruce: i can understand it now! lol Isibel: yes Isibel: Lashon Kodesh is understood by some part of you Bruce BEHANU: This song is getting mega airplay on secular stations beowulf44: matisyahu...the rappin chassidic SHeMABruce: i like this song. Alert: An admin joined the room: David_42 SHeMABruce: never BCWoman61: his messages heard it style has changed some since he broke on the scene, but he has good Wesleyismyname: what beowulf44: yes, is the name of this matisyahu always sings good messages....callin g for Messiah to come in several Isibel: It is called "One Day" on the Light cd jacqueline_54_1953: westly in the room title.. BCWoman61: hello Isibel: by lev, chag samaech Matisyahu SHeMABruce: wow. i REALLY like this song! jacqueline_54_1953: ohh sorry you are asking about the song Wesleyismyname: the song BCWoman61: hello warrior, Isibel: Its my Isibel: LOL Isibel: it chag samaech Derech HaShem theme song really is if you read the lyrics SHeMABruce: good BEHANU: theme one isibel song eh? beowulf44: deep lyrics BEHANU: i thought it was gonna be that tune from Veggie Tales Isibel: LOL BEHANU: LOL SHeMABruce: ok. where can i get this song. it gets me teary eyed. BEHANU: Don't ! BEHANU: Play that BEHANU: isis BEHANU: isibel YehoshuaBA: i'm ready with the audio recorder BEHANU: His new CD warriorofyeshua: Shalom beowulf44: i BEHANU, Isibel, David, Yehoshua, and Bruce can catch matisyahu on youtube . lotsa videos SHeMABruce: same BEHANU: Good here yehoshua. - 2 recordings BEHANU: better than 1 jacqueline_54_1953: torahman SHeMABruce: maybe BEHANU: exactly with 2 recording we won't mess up bruce jacqueline_54_1953: BEHANU BEHANU: 39 people - 1 BEHANU: 1 more tune! Isibel: One are you here ? torahman is goingto record also for his room... lash for each more song? SHeMABruce: i'm sure the file size will be HUGE until it is exported to a different format, however. sherryr: Behanu, I watched Ushpazim, is there somewhere in Torah it talks about the four species? warriorofyeshua: rofl BEHANU jacqueline_54_1953: yes behanu I watched it also. and now i know what you meant about be careful what you pray for lol BCWoman61: sure another song would be good so I can get that coffee behanu ordered is psalm 121 Isibel: Psalm 121 BEHANU: yes sherry BEHANU: this luminous_spirit: i think i need to leave and return.. i still don't see a mic.. or maybe i should just leave it.. since i can hear BEHANU: yehoshua BEHANU: can you get the verses for betty warriorofyeshua: hoo hoo. Yosef Kardurner YehoshuaBA: hold on Isibel: mah kara? Alert: An admin left the room: SHeMABruce Isibel: warrior you dont like Karduner? Isibel: lol BEHANU: Ushpizin is a GREAT Torah Alert: An admin joined the room: SHeMABruce dawidh_nz: lol dawidh_nz: i movie -- rent it asap! bought it warriorofyeshua: yes Isibel, I like Kardurner BCWoman61: luminous, you can reboot the room dawidh_nz: i've without leaving. been waiting for them to make the sequel dawidh_nz: but Isibel: Ok they haven't misunderstood Strider_100: i don't see mic either ... but sound is good warriorofyeshua: I see mic warriorofyeshua: so... Wesleyismyname: i see SHeMABruce: this mic song is also nice. Which i could understand it. Rats! I hate being hebrew iliterate. luminous_spirit: it sure is Strider dawidh_nz: isibel.. have lyrics anywhere? Isibel: OK we will hit the highlights of the luminous_spirit: i Isibel: put love this music intro if you have the book read it all its very nice SHeMABruce: Isibel, say "when" so we can start recording Isibel: I will read the sections for everyone Isibel: Yes Im just getting my stuff organized Isibel: then ok BEHANU: organized? BEHANU: not that! BEHANU: lol warriorofyeshua: rofl... BEHANU, you saying she isn't organized? warriorofyeshua: lolol BCWoman61: isn't that the whole point of Derech hashem Behanu? BEHANU: yes bc BEHANU: you took words out of my mouth BEHANU: WHEN? BEHANU: record .... dawidh_nz: jacqueline_54_1953: no warrior the opposite.. he is the one who less organized than the wife is dawidh_nz: woo hoo dawidh_nz: no sound renkablue: no Isibel: ok BEHANU: 1 sound sec BEHANU: switching dawidh_nz: to mic BCWoman61: she's switching from sound card to mic BEHANU: lo tech warriorofyeshua: ah crap, we got a warriorofyeshua: Shalom everyone BEHANU: ancient BEHANU: lo storm starting... now chinese sage tech BCWoman61: Behanu send the 9 year old warriorofyeshua: dawidh_nz: 10 dawidh_nz: 9 dawidh_nz: 8 dawidh_nz: 7 renkablue: nd renkablue: no sound YehoshuaBA: 1 BCWoman61: 1 renkablue: 1 good Isibel LevEchad: 1 jacqueline_54_1953: hey youngin dawidh_nz: yes have lift off make sure you dont' float away in that rain.. SHeMABruce: 1 Wesleyismyname: 1 TwinkleInHisEye: 1 luminous_spirit: 1 dawidh_nz: yes LevEchad: yes hear LadyOfWisdom: 1 YehoshuaBA: 1 SHeMABruce: 1 jacqueline_54_1953: 1 dawidh_nz: yes dawidh_nz: BEHANU: 1 BEHANU: 1.1.1 BEHANU: Ramchal davidebyrum: has = Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto ... mid 1700's the class started yet BEHANU: Aryeh Kaplan BEHANU: just now david davidebyrum: ok, thanks...can I record for my records so I can listen again and again YehoshuaBA: sherryr: read Lev 23:40 - that is where the four species comes from. There is commentary about in the Talmud and other Jewish writings. SHeMABruce: Please restrict your texting please so that attention can be focused on the speaker. to insure this happens. Marciyah: is anyone BEHANU: yes recording this? If necessary, the admins will have to act k Marciyah: Marciyah: 7 BlkPraiseAngel: 1 luminous_spirit: 1 dawidh_nz: i'll want a copy cause i have to run off to work soon Wesleyismyname: 1 BEHANU: 1 rachelkeane: y BEHANU: in text jeremiah3131: i'm staying out of this so u do not have to worry about this side of the peanut factory BEHANU: If you have a Q on something she is saying - it is OK to put it in text SHeMABruce: there are multiple recording efforts. The recordings will be made available when they are formatted properly for distribution. SHeMABruce: The material being discussed in shown in the room banner shown about the chat area of at the top. SHeMABruce: above the chat area SHeMABruce: Discussion is occurring of the material shown above the chat area in the room banner. sherryr: Ty YehoshuaBA SimchatTorah1880: hi YehoshuaBA BEHANU: ok we will not start part BEHANU: now 1.1.1 start A D A M_3: what page please Marciyah: 31 Marciyah: 32 SHeMABruce: Discussion is occurring of the material shown above the chat area in the room banner. Please limit your texting to specific questions regarding the material. SHeMABruce: Point: The overriding purpose of the book is to bring you into a relationship with The Almighty Creator God. SHeMABruce: Point: God is unity to the utmost - an absolute ONENESS. BCWoman61: spelt SHeMABruce: yes, ein sof? BC. BEHANU: Ein Sof = Without Wesleyismyname: no end SHeMABruce: ONE End entity with multiple aspects/characteristics. BCWoman61: hebrew characters pls Marciyah: when can we ask questions? SHeMABruce: Discussion is occurring of the material shown above the chat area in the room banner. Please limit your texting to specific questions regarding the material. BEHANU: you can type in text if on the current topuc SHeMABruce: Marci, if you type a question, i assume it will remain in the window and be available later for answering by scrolling. BEHANU: topic Marciyah: I will wait will have a break for questions on mic ... limited to what was discussed ... 30 seconds per BEHANU: we SHeMABruce: I recommend, perhaps, that you open a simple "Notepad" file window and type questions as they come to you, then later you can read you questions. This will prevent you forgetting your question. Marciyah: I always have a note pad bruce luminous_spirit: me too Marci.. and post-its SHeMABruce: Point: It is IMPOSSIBLE that a being NOT exist who is not bound by physicial laws. Such a being MUST exist. jacqueline_54_1953: behanu PM please SHeMABruce: IMPORTANT! sustains them. ALL things exists ONLY because the Creator Marciyah: can we have a source please BEHANU: Marciyah -- PM me that Q SHeMABruce: please BCWoman61: it's for them dropping dead define "midrash" for those who do not know. in the oral tradition marci BEHANU: I will be the R&D dept Marciyah: Bc yes I asking the source jacqueline_54_1953: Behanu please luminous_spirit: ty Bruce BEHANU: Midrash are homiletical teachings based on torah principles Isibel, thank you LevEchad: beautiful SHeMABruce: Existence luminous_spirit: shalom SHeMABruce: Point: is overcoming to grow closer to Hashem. Lev.. good to see you again ONLY ONE being can be self-existent. And there can be no more than ONE. jacqueline_54_1953: bruce SHeMABruce: please please what? Jean Elizabeth: hello everybody Marciyah: hi davidebyrum: I think she means stop posting your POINT SHeMABruce: ok jacqueline_54_1953: ty BCWoman61: I discussed appreciate it Bruce, it helps me stay on track with which section is being jacqueline_54_1953: BC then let him continue.. I can lower the room so I can hear and not see. it is not helping me . but if it helps you . .I can do so you can stay on track luminous_spirit: it was helping me as well olivesnr: bruce are we allowed to ask quation? renkablue: G-d put Himself in nature so that no one would have an excuse. So did He hide Himself in Nature? BEHANU: Let Isibel: go do 1 person with a question on MIC then Isibel response ahead olive BEHANU: If there are any SHeMABruce: go BCWoman61: I olive am fine with what the majority wants, but thank you for the offer BEHANU: Please limit to about 30 seconds per Q Marciyah: 7 SHeMABruce: yes Isibel: yes SHeMABruce: God desires to fellowship with us. He loves us and wishes a relationship. jacqueline_54_1953: then in some aspect isibel. he does need us.. because without us he could not have that relationship or that desire fulfilled , correct? SHeMABruce: Exodus 34 TwinkleInHisEye: yes olivesnr: yes pls isibel if u could give us the link SHeMABruce: Loving love. BEHANU: maciyah - come back up again if you have another q davidebyrum: what BEHANU: the someone requires learning about the object of your was the question q was 'what tradition' is rqmchal refering to SHeMABruce: FYI: Since this is being recorded, it would be good to maximize your mic's output to insure it is recorded. A D A M_3: , Isbel,,,,,can you repeat the questions for us as you answer? Marciyah: ok SHeMABruce: FYI applied to questioners. SimchatTorah1880: BE is the rqmchal the author of Derech Hashem josephm153: Bruce I have to go how can i get a copy of this? BCWoman61: Adam Marci's question was on Page 31 the Ramchal references traditions from the Patriarchs and Prophets, which ones. David_42: audio can be adjusted in recordings SHeMABruce: joseph, when we format the recordings so that they can be distributed, I'm sure we will make people aware of their availability. Isibel: Yes I would agree very much tha is why we are here josephm153: thanks BEHANU: marciya - we BEHANU: we can take a couple more Qs will resume the text after a few more Qs SHeMABruce: don't BCWoman61: but be mic shy folks. if you have a question, ask it. Isibel that doesn't mean he NEEDS us, does it? SHeMABruce: God doesn't "need" us at all. He is self-existent. SHeMABruce: He also has other created beings. He is not alone. A D A M_3: not need....but desires to share HIMSELF with us. SHeMABruce: right luminous_spirit: not SHeMABruce: right. Marciyah: BC need in the same sense that WE need do you mean that perhaps in needing us that he is maybe inadequate? lacking .....great question Bruce, but a little up in the scroll jacqueline stated something "he does need us.. because without us he could not have that relationship or that desire BCWoman61: right fulfilled" SHeMABruce: "Needing" something means one cannot survive without it. God can survive without us. BCWoman61: yes Marci, need indicates he is lacking something or is incomplete without us, but he is not Marciyah: ok, BC i can see him needing us without being almighty beowulf44: G-d doesn`t need us at all. he can establish relationships with the angels, no? so...why again did G-d create us? SHeMABruce: I "need" oxygen. I "need" water. I "need" food. Marciyah: i do not think that BEHANU: Isibel response? renkablue: G_d's diminishes Him definition of Love is different than human love BCWoman61: right Bruce, need indicates cannot survive without whereas hashem absolutely does not need us or any other relationship to be complete Marciyah: I do think the would be The Most High withouting to share with us Marciyah: he jacqueline_54_1953: right if i die tomorrow . he will still want a relationship with others. that is why i think it is that he desires a relationship with his creation. and i alone am not his creation SHeMABruce: Marci, Marciyah: me i can't understand what you just typed. neither Bruce Marciyah: lol jacqueline_54_1953: for his creation is more than us indivisually understand what you are saying Marci, but I don't think any title indicates the hashem is reliant on any part of his creation to define him Marciyah: I do not think he would be The Most High, it is in his nature to share jacqueline_54_1953: yes BC I agree with that.. BCWoman61: I think the titles revealed to us are simply so we can grasp aspects of the whole which is hashem. We see fragments and those titles help us to comprehend that which is incomprehensible. BCWoman61: I SHeMABruce: Also, there are those who WILL be with God, thus satisfying His desire for relationship (Moses, David, Isaiah, Samuel, etc., etc., etc.). He's already got relationships even if we choose to forsake a relationship with Him. Marciyah: BC I agree he is The Most High all by himself but even the concept of him desiring still shows a need to me and it does not in my mind makes me think that he is in any way lacking renkablue: His Gllorious Being existed in eternity past - unfathomible time past....it was only in recent past that man was created. He didn't need us then davidebyrum: can you speak up please.... davidebyrum: yes Wesleyismyname: 1 BEHANU: If everyone is ok, we will resume BCWoman61: better thank you Isibel the text and have another mic Q@A later on. Marciyah: Psalms says "what is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you think of him" SHeMABruce: I think, Isibel, that even in some questions being suggested, that the habit of applying physical things (needs) to God is difficult to overcome. jacqueline_54_1953: yes marciyah.. i agree beowulf44: i keep thinking of that verse akso, BEHANU: Keep in mind that as we move on in marci this study a lot of things will be explained jacqueline_54_1953: with what you typed , that was basically what I was tyring to say NO_Church_n_State: shalom BEHANU: precept A D A M_3: does on precept absolute love have a desire to share LOVE?\ luminous_spirit: shalom No Church jacqueline_54_1953: Adam luminous_spirit: doesn't SHeMABruce: right I would yes absolute LOVE "need" to be expressed and shared?? behanu. MOST (if not all) of these questions will be covered in depth as we progress through the study. BCWoman61: The concept that hashem has created a race of beings but does not "need" to have worship from each person is hard to overcome Bruce. People tend to be a bit self-centred as a race. No insult intended, no meaning a specific person. BCWoman61: It took alot for me to get passed the idea that G-d needs me, instead of me just needing G-d. SHeMABruce: i agree BC beowulf44: wothout man, that absolute love could never be manifested? luminous_spirit: that's MY perception of it beowulf jacqueline_54_1953: luninious.. i would say yes. because Love alone would be lonley.. this is why I see the desire Hashem had to make a creation... he is love but he had nothing to share that love with. thus his creation came forth .. luminous_spirit: i agree jacqueline beowulf44: hmmmm SHeMABruce: FYI: If someone is persistently PMing you, please make it known so that the admins can remedy the situation. renkablue: G-d said it was not good for Adam to be alone....The Bible says G-d said Let Us Make Man in Our Image...Was G-d alone then? SHeMABruce: Discussion is occurring of the material shown above the chat area in the room banner. Please limit your texting to specific questions regarding the material. Marciyah: Renk beings I think is says that man was made in his image, not the heavenly NO_Church_n_State: did God create angelic beings to love also? renkablue: who was the Us - I am not sure that He was alone beowulf44: were the heavenly beings created in his image also? SHeMABruce: Discussion is occurring of the material shown above the chat area in the room banner. Please limit your texting to specific questions regarding the material. Marciyah: beo I do not think so beowulf44: hmmm beowulf44: lol Marciyah: just my view BEHANU: I'd say YES in the sense that ALL is in His image beowulf44: ditto BEHANU: Potential to go higher is only with humans however SHeMABruce: There is time set aside for questions. Please note your questions and ask them during the question time. beowulf44: yes, renkablue: my from dust we can attain equal status with the angels thought: Because G-d was not alone...He created a HelpMate for Adam because Adam was alone. BEHANU: renka - hold those for the Q&A Marciyah: beo we are told we will rule over them Marciyah: that is why I think otherwise beowulf44: we will judge the angels, yes beowulf44: rule over them? luminous_spirit: that's Marciyah: it a good thought (point) renka says man kind will have rulership SHeMABruce: FYI: Unsolicited persistent PMs to room visitors will result in being bounced from the room. Did you get that, goodlife? BEHANU: Actually the topic of how everything is in the world to 'serve' mankind in his service to G-d will come up later in the study Marciyah: ok luminous_spirit: < loves my "block" settings luminous_spirit: hey cjj .. gtsy shalom SHeMABruce: goodlife_5 was bounced from the room by SHeMABruce. If you want to learn more about the rules for this room, read the room rules on the groups page or contact the owner: BEHANU BEHANU: keep going olivesnr: i have always quation but i can wait olivesnr: BEHANU: we will have more open ended time for questions when we reach an end point with the text tonite BEHANU: isibel is a nite owl olivesnr: ok behanu A D A M_3: what is the end point, please olivesnr: SHeMABruce: "Meriting" BEHANU: "Patience my son" BEHANU: Plenty between A and BCWoman61: were BEHANU: no Z we going further than Ch 2.5 tonight? BCWoman61: ok, Behanu had said there would be time for more open ended questions after the end point, so I was thinking that's what he meant BEHANU: What section we in now isi? BEHANU: 1.5? BCWoman61: moving into 2.4 A D A M_3: 2.3 BEHANU: ok A D A M_3: y BCWoman61: yes Isibel SHeMABruce: EVERY TwinkleInHisEye: yes renkablue: define fault is simply the concealment of His presence. fault bruce SHeMABruce: We faults strive to ENHANCE God's presence, and thus repair the luminous_spirit: i don't understand your last 2 statements Bruce.. that confuses me.. hmm BEHANU: Hold on to the Qs Lum SHeMABruce: FYI: If you do not yet have the book, it is HIGHLY recommended since it will dramatically enhance your ability to grasp what is being said. BCWoman61: the faults in the created world left by Wesleyismyname: keeping torah is shining the light BCWoman61: not Chaveh's choice faults in hashem renkablue: would Torah observance Enhance the presenced and repair the faults Bruce BEHANU: Book info at www.yashane.com/derech SHeMABruce: renk. BCWoman61: Renk hashem renkablue: bc yes according to the ramchal, fault is the lack of perfection inherent in I don't understand that BEHANU: We can address that topic more BCWoman61: G-d is perfect renka? do you renkablue: yes in a sec renk agree? jacqueline_54_1953: BC are you saying this.. the lack of perfection inherent in Hashem is our perspective so we see fault.. and until we see no fault in G-d his perfection will never be shown to us? olivesnr: doest it meam that we are or we were spiritual? davidebyrum: does or can yesua connect that missing connection? BCWoman61: davide davidebyrum: what certainly not to the ramchal is a ramchal SHeMABruce: Please consider noting your questions for asking during the question time. BCWoman61: no Then we can rain questions down upon Isibel. jacqueline. There is not fault in hashem BEHANU: This is a TORAH class. BCWoman61: Davide, the author SHeMABruce: Ramchal LadyOfWisdom: sound? - "Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto" davidebyrum: haha...ok, BCWoman61: Moshe A D A M_3: 1 BEHANU: Ramchal BC Chaim Luzzatto is an acronym SHeMABruce: Acronym TwinkleInHisEye: it's BEHANU: Ra What you think about what you learn is up to you of the book was called the ramchal for "Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto" (RaMCHaL) fascinating = Rabbi M = Moshe Cha = Chaim L = Luzzatto davidebyrum: thanks, that clears things up for me... SHeMABruce: afk....brb. BEHANU: FYI all - B'zrat Hashem we will continue on Wednesday nights at 9pm eastern time on October 14th BEHANU: We will be open a while for more Q&A once we get to the end of tonites text BC your statement BCWoman61: Renk according to the ramchal, fault is the lack of perfection inherent in hashem.. then IN Hashem. says there is a lack of perfection and this shows fault.. maybe the way you stated it .. BCWoman61: ADMINS, may I post a tiny url for the book on google books for those who have not yet received their copy? BCWoman61: jacqueline I will answer when Isibel has finished, as behanu has asked BEHANU: BC yes jacqueline_54_1953: then BCWoman61: http://tinyurl.com/yebla4j BEHANU: The URL she is posting is to BEHANU: You view the text online can read MOST of it BEHANU: Best is to BUY the book. text online has some missing pages but you can view the text there BCWoman61: the until your own copy is received BEHANU: tikkun = repair BEHANU: tikkun of your soul, tikkun of the world, etc jacqueline_54_1953: yes behanu. I can see repairing the world. but not becoming like it .. I can 't agree wtih that statement BCWoman61: jacqueline, thank you for pointing out my typing mistake. I meant inherent in the creation. BEHANU: Elul = month before Tishrei which is the month with RoshHashana etc jacqueline_54_1953: okay renkablue: G_d SHeMABruce: I BC now it makes sense created everything for Himself. like what Ramchal says about each of us having specfic challenges unique to us. God assigns us challenges in life as a means to grow. "No pain, no gain" principle. BCWoman61: Bruce, which also ties in with the concept of transmigration later as well leaving us challenges to complete BEHANU: BTW, the month of ELUL is an acronym. Ani Ledodi V'dodi Li = I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine Isibel: Go ahead olve renkablue: bc woman was is the transmigration>? A D A M_3: thats a big word...... transmigration we end the recording, or wait until all questions are SHeMABruce: should asked? A D A M_3: explain BEHANU: ask please a question at a time and we will get response and then ask more davidebyrum: i am still recording beowulf44: a 30 minute question? yikes, lol BEHANU: haha 30 sec BCWoman61: renka, transmigration means having a second (or more) lives to complete the challenges set before us in effecting tikkun and bonding with hashem SHeMABruce: yes. Its ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIP!!! BEHANU: Transmigration BCWoman61: yes Behanu SHeMABruce: The relationship. Isibel: Agreed is a later topic in this study .... patience! "rules and regulations" are a road map to the beowulf44: i Isibel: very might need 490 lives well stated SHeMABruce: exactly olive. bingo BEHANU: Isibiel can you BEHANU: Then Bruce repond on mic? SHeMABruce: go ahead isibel SHeMABruce: well said, olive. BCWoman61: yes, A D A M_3: its BEHANU: yep it's hard for the recording to "hear" the answer in text attitude - we want it all on tape! BEHANU: evidence TwinkleInHisEye: there BCWoman61: shows are laws of the universe, hence, laws in relationships your age Behanu, I want it on mp4 TwinkleInHisEye: otherwise it's a big free for all ... not good BEHANU: I carve in rocks what husband wants a woman who talks constantly about her previous boyfriends and cooks their favourite meals BEHANU: Bruce ga Isibel: BC yes lol BCWoman61: yes, TwinkleInHisEye: BC BEHANU: Exactly olivesnr: thns yikes, lol how good is the cooking BC? isible TwinkleInHisEye: Behanu lol olivesnr: right BCWoman61: not that Isibel: Yes exactly TwinkleInHisEye: yes TwinkleInHisEye: you good Behanu - lol bruce thats right break the traffic laws .... you get a ticket, etc... BCWoman61: why should hashem compromise his perfection and be the one always making the compromise TwinkleInHisEye: .......... Bruce, define 'fault', would that be sin? BCWoman61: we have to show him that we have a desire to KNOW who he is and do things to honour and personalize our relationship with him Isibel: Yes exactly, your job here, you way to repair very well stated BEHANU: Olive ga jacqueline_54_1953: I thought our relationship with HaShem is different than our relationship with each other. since he is not the creation but the creator...and now I hear that his relationship with us is like our relationship with one another. .then why need G-d if you have each other.. I am not understanding this at all. Isibel: Your own Isibel: Olive, not corner of the world to fix a bother Wesleyismyname: i must go, thanks isibel and behanu, this is a good thing BCWoman61: take care Wesley SHeMABruce: But the ULTIMATE "motive" (I think) is "love." SHeMABruce: same "motive" with God. BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings A D A M_3: yeap..... BEHANU: Isibiel Isibel: yes relationship starts with obedience can u comment on olives points Binah_ve_daat: he gives us the ability to follow His will A D A M_3: perhaps the ability..... yet the desire must be ours BCWoman61: the hardest thing is to set aside the idea of reward and punishment and seek the bond for it's own sake olivesnr: so how do i have to love God? BCWoman61: avodah zarah .... foreign works or idolatry look you Hashem to understand a love. since Hashem is all love.. then his creation can't show me that love to the point of completion. only Hashem can show this to me... and I in return love him with the love he desires and not the love of the world and how they are loving each other BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings BEHANU: olive - that is one of the goals to this study BEHANU: to figure that out BCWoman61: olive first you don't HAVE to, it needs to be a free will choice jacqueline_54_1953: I olivesnr: so we shouldnt love God becuse of belssing that he give us reather we have to love him because of who he is? BEHANU: Let's have some more Qs but try to keep them focused on what we covered is ok to love G-d for what he DOES for us -- but to love Him at a deeper level is good BCWoman61: mankind is hindered by the fact that he is existant only here in the physical world. We have to use examples like human relationships to explain our potential relationship to G-d because we can't intellectually encompass anything BEHANU: That is in the book of "James" too Bruce BCWoman61: anything else iguana_8: so saying that we "earn" anything is really idolotry jacqueline_54_1953: the love of him is perfected in us Isibel: bc very true, but we dont want it to be one sided though, a balance of giving and taking is vital Isibel: when it becomes one sided things break down BEHANU: Jackie ga BEHANU: ALSO if anyone has suggestions for this study email them to BEHANU@yashanet.com BCWoman61: no one is suggesting that actually BEHANU: Jackie - did you have a Q ? BCWoman61: Bruce is an admin jacqueline_54_1953: it is okay I will just sit here BEHANU: It davidebyrum: does davidebyrum: can SHeMABruce: God isibel want to respond I ask my question shows His love for us ALL THE TIME! Our food, our clothing, our heating, our cooling, our health, our safe travels, etc., etc. He is showing us love every momento of every day. BEHANU: david u r next up davidebyrum: ok TwinkleInHisEye: We TwinkleInHisEye: We SHeMABruce: I could never love people the way God loves us have to try yes see God's love, for instance, in the fact that in an environment of scant jobs, I seem to always have a place to go for a job. It is really amazing the way His blessings can be seen once a person tunes into looking for them. TwinkleInHisEye: yes they have worth and value TwinkleInHisEye: giving someone a smile, a kind word BEHANU: Isibiel you used the term avodah zarah earlier - can you explain that TwinkleInHisEye: no matter who they are moreso with the grumpy, cranky folk ... they really need it TwinkleInHisEye: and SHeMABruce: that will be covered even more later. SHeMABruce: david BCWoman61: Twinkle, indeed, we have no idea why those people are like that, or how close they are to despair SHeMABruce: The BEHANU: We section on "Man" and God's "providence" WILL get to principles of Mashiach soon! davidebyrum: i figured bruce...how does the reconnect work reguarding the almighty BEHANU: The Anatomy of Mashiach! BEHANU: why, how, what, where, when, SHeMABruce: We are just barely touching the subjects in this book. Believe me, all the things that have been answered are covered later in the book. TwinkleInHisEye: BC exactly, and what a difference a kind word or smile could make in their life BCWoman61: but hashem is not disconnected from his creation; his creation has chosen disconnection from him. BEHANU: We scratched a tiny bit of surface tonite SHeMABruce: right SHeMABruce: this come later. is basically an "intro" into the meaty parts of the book to BCWoman61: which bodes well for the whole group Behanu. The students are eager BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings SHeMABruce: yep davidebyrum: right, the Father is it seems grasping his creation to HIm and I am wondering how and does the Torah play a vital role in that BEHANU: There will be a blog page and discussion forum set up this coming week for this room BEHANU: News will be on www.yashanet.com/derech BCWoman61: http://tinyurl.com/yebla4j for those who have not yet received their copy for Derech hashem, this link is to a google book scan of most of the book. Just until your own copy arrives .... SHeMABruce: It is VERY much recommended that your obtain and read the book prior to the section being covered here. It is truly an outstanding book. davidebyrum: it BEHANU: Any will later on.. more Qs for tonite/ SHeMABruce: getting late for yall, behanu. Marciyah: Bruce Marciyah: is the room text being saved? BCWoman61: Sort of Behanu, but my mic is not working at this moment. There are those who say tikkun can also be affected through recitation of certain tehillim (psalms). Any thoughts? SHeMABruce: if you wish, behanu, I can open my room for a bit if yall want to go to bed. SHeMABruce: marci. i am not saving text. but i guess i could jacqueline_54_1953: yes Marciyah: ok BC I would have to agree with that davidebyrum: BH Marciyah: I will save it Marciyah: just wondering SHeMABruce: all relationships have "rules" (commandments), olive. A D A M_3: guess olivesnr: yes oliver don't have kids i have a child BEHANU: BC - yes for sure BEHANU: Rabbi Nachman was big on that SHeMABruce: We all have "rules" inherent to our personalities that we implicitly expect others to "obey" if they wish to have relationship with us. BEHANU: Do you have the movie Ushpizin? the couple prays, he prays 'freestyle' and she prays from psalms BEHANU: When renkablue: What does Ushpizin mean BEHANU: Guests BEHANU: It is specific BEHANU: Great Movie to guests in the sukkah during Sukkot renkablue: 'ty BEHANU: Get it olivesnr: right BCWoman61: Behanu, so reading tehillim aloud help us to affect tikkun and better establish the bond with hashem, as well as being obedient to the rules of his household? BCWoman61: sorry no I haven't seen that one. I don't watch much tv or movies davidebyrum: Behanu, thanks so much for having this class, this is so wodnerful... olivesnr: is human been spiritual? davidebyrum: isibel, thanks to you too BCWoman61: how great must have been their grief in seeing the two cherubiim barring the gates of the Garden olivesnr: i am not understaning how it works have to be able to maneuver thru this life and Torah is the road TwinkleInHisEye: we map BCWoman61: olive absolutely TwinkleInHisEye: olive SHeMABruce: Olive, we're spiritual beings with skin and bones the details are even more clearly covered later. Do you have the book? A D A M_3: can you describe what is spiritual? davidebyrum: that was good BEHANU: olive BEHANU: I agree Olive TwinkleInHisEye: Read the book, pray first and don't 'read into it' TwinkleInHisEye: well at least that's what i've done BEHANU: Having a Isibel: Its difficult SHeMABruce: yes. good teacher helps too adam, but the Ramchal really gets into those concepts very soon Good job Isibel. TwinkleInHisEye: yes Behanu absolutely Isibel: No such thing as too many questions BEHANU: Please take the mic to reply Isi SHeMABruce: We are definitely spiritual entities, but we are bound to a physical realm for the present. BCWoman61: all humans are spirits with skin on SHeMABruce: right TwinkleInHisEye: yes TwinkleInHisEye: positive or negative Xplorer39: the humanity are manifestations of the spiritual Xplorer39: the human experience are made up elements of the spiritual and material, the wheat (eternal) and the tares (temporal) BCWoman61: teshuvah 3AZZI_HYBOCRIZZI: salam juice 3AZZI_HYBOCRIZZI: are u all jooz luminous_spirit: sorry everyone.. my daughter needs help with her homework before bed.. i must go Xplorer39: but since the spiritual is eternal, the temporal is what will fades away Isibel: thank you for coming BCWoman61: be well luminous A D A M_3: its circular....... the will effects the condition of our spirit...and the spirit effects our lives luminous_spirit: ty all for the class.. i'm looking foward to the next one luminous_spirit: ty shalom jacqueline_54_1953: nite luminious BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings BCWoman61: Isibel, what should be the reading for next week, pls, before others have to go. Isibel: Section 3 - Man BEHANU: ooooh ... MAN BCWoman61: thank you Isibel NO_Church_n_State: let's buckle down n pray peeps...ABC news has revealed USA has recieved quiet funding for a 30,000 lb bunker buster bomb to bomb Iran ..i have link if anyone wants to read it later Isibel: youre welcome BEHANU: Please use PMs NO_Church_n_State: oh church BCWoman61: Behanu, you will be posting the reading requirement on yashanet each week, so people know? BEHANU: yes BEHANU: BC BEHANU: lots to post on the web site BCWoman61: ok, that's good to know so I can direct people BEHANU: also starting blog and discussion boards Isibel: Exactly BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings olivesnr: how do i get it scan of most of the book so you can read until you own copy arrives BEHANU: olive go to the web site BCWoman61: Olive check on behanu's website BEHANU: feldheim.com has it jacqueline_54_1953: you can get it from feldhiem.com olive Isibel: agreed BEHANU: Any more questions on tonites text??? BEHANU: NOTE ... BEHANU: We will have discussion boards for more questions etc BEHANU: That way we can stay on couse in this room BCWoman61: Isibel, is this also something the Ramchal gets into later .... BCWoman61: http://tinyurl.com/yebla4j SHeMABruce: Great BEHANU: But olivesnr: i job isibel. go down bunny trails off Paltalk am still not clare about spiritulaity davidebyrum: good time tonight...loved it.. BCWoman61: if we are working to establish our bond with hashem and effect tikkun, can we help overcome the damage done by others who are not? Isibel: What BC? SHeMABruce: olive, book. olivesnr: i it will become clearer as we progress, and if you get the am afraid to come to mic because i have come to mic many times BEHANU: Can you read BCs question into the room renkablue: shalom BCWoman61: sorry that the mic is not working properly Behanu BCWoman61: ie mine not Isibels BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings SHeMABruce: really COOL discussion later regaring the "tzaddik" (righteous) and their immense value to creation. BCWoman61: olive, olivesnr: Behanu if you are wondering, chances are others are as well. if i order the book is it come from USA? olivesnr: or canada? BCWoman61: Maybe ask what you ask is a question someone else is not brave enough to A D A M_3: olive...... most like your questions...... thanks olivesnr: SHeMABruce: Olive, I know behanu doesn't like this ( a few days from Amazon.com A D A M_3: bruce... me too BCWoman61: where olivesnr: canada BEHANU: Bruce ) but I got mine in are you olive? ... BEHANU: Pergatory SHeMABruce: haha cjj israel_1: what for you! is tikkun? BEHANU: tikkun means repair BCWoman61: Feldheim will ship BEHANU: spiritual cjj israel_1: ty to Canada no problem repair SHeMABruce: you'll get it within a week, olive. for sure. BCWoman61: cjj, tikkun is the concept of repair BEHANU: Any more Qs? YehoshuaBA: yes olive A D A M_3: the degree and type of your love will depent on your relationship and it will continue to grow. SHeMABruce: I love God for the same reason I may fall in love with someone - because He loves me and proves it daily. cjj israel_1: amen bruce BCWoman61: Bruce, I just checked amazon.ca and Derech hashem is over $55. It's probably cheaper to get it from Feldheim BCWoman61: love is not an emotion though, it is an action. davidebyrum: it is like 20 bucks SHeMABruce: BC, BCWoman61: you I didn't pay 55 dollars. aren't in Canada are you Bruce? BCWoman61: I thought you were in Texas SHeMABruce: maybe lol hey raised their prices when they saw folks buying it. orchid_3: what is a derech hashem? davidebyrum: http://www.amazon.com/Way-G-d-Moshe-ChayimLuzzatto/dp/0873063449/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254971090&sr=8-1 davidebyrum: 23.99 SHeMABruce: "Derech Hashem" is the hebrew for "The Way of BCWoman61: http://www.amazon.ca/Way-God-DerechHashem/dp/087306769X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254970959&sr=8-1 God" orchid_3: ty BCWoman61: olive that's the amazon.ca link for the book davidebyrum: welcome LevEchad: v. from Hallel: PS. 116 v. 1 I love Hashem, because He has heard my voice and my supplications, because He has inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. sherryr: The very fact that He is our Creator makes Him deserving of our love and devotion, imho SHeMABruce: The book - in engish - is "The Way of God." ur right oh dear i never thought it that way TwinkleInHisEye: sherry I would agree with you olivesnr: SHeMABruce: So behanu, you gonna start ealier next week. SHeMABruce: earlier A D A M_3: the book is progressive.....so don't let the first part throw you off. olivesnr: exactly SHeMABruce: I cjj israel_1: lol don't expect to ever fall in love with a handsome guy. A D A M_3: thanks bruce.i feel so much better now B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings BEHANU: SHeMABruce: All I know is this: Whenever I tune into the blessings of God and feel love for Him, I find that good things begin to happen to me. cjj israel_1: He desires none to perish BEHANU: Still 9pm next week jacqueline_54_1953: LOL THAT is how I feel when someone comes out from hear a teaching.. WOW they say it was a great teaching. but then when you ask them what the teaching was about. you get .. umm I can't remember but it sure was good.. BCWoman61: Bruce and Adam, you need to fix those universal translators. You should have automatically heard that in martian where handsome man would have been beautiful woman BEHANU: 9 pm for now A D A M_3: bc... mmmmmmmmm SHeMABruce: baruch HaShem Olive davidebyrum: B'H cjj israel_1: Alleluia Yeshua cjj israel_1: SHeMABruce: this is just the start, olive. More to come. SHeMABruce: LOTS more to come. cjj israel_1: amen BEHANU: keep ypur wednesdays Isibel: It was a blessing Isibel: truly open Olive! I shed many tears reading this book LevEchad: B"H for His kindness! Isibel: I did as well jacqueline_54_1953: yes isibel . I am going jacqueline_54_1953: maybe olivesnr: i to read the whole book then the understanding will come cant even move right now A D A M_3: sometimes it takes several readings..... BEHANU: Bruce - Isibel will tell you it can cause more than 1 shift jacqueline_54_1953: adam it will with me olivesnr: i never thought that God would show him selves to me this way BCWoman61: it becomes intimate not distant jacqueline_54_1953: I can't just read something once or hear it once .. olivesnr: it took me many years to come to this point of understanding B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings BCWoman61: olive, hashem knows when we are ready to take steps that we yearn for. His timing is perfect. Isibel: Very true BEHANU: olivesnr: i hope so BEHANU: We olivesnr: so will post some notes online too many years i pray to understand who hi is BEHANU: including olivesnr: i ideas that may have not been part of this discussion thought i understand but i didnt BEHANU: send olivesnr: but comments and suggestions to behanu@yashanet.com tonight i see him more clear SHeMABruce: right. It's a book you need to read multiple times, and each time the impact becomes more profound. sherryr: TY for a wonderful teaching Isibel BCWoman61: olive did you get the tiny url link to the online version until you can get your own copy? SHeMABruce: Ramchal after his death. is bearing fruit through his insight even centuries BCWoman61: http://tinyurl.com/yebla4j online google version of part of the books BEHANU: olive SHeMABruce: Actually, this book is written in a rather simple manner. That's one of the great things about it. BEHANU: click on that link TwinkleInHisEye: ty Isibel for your articulate teaching TwinkleInHisEye: Shalom everyone Isibel: Please rachelkeane: todah Isabel. gn all. BEHANU: the link BCWoman placed BEHANU: is the book BEHANU: to read BEHANU: for free BCWoman61: although some BCWoman61: it is our duty olivesnr: i pages are missing actually should got a book becuase i want my daughter to read it also BEHANU: olive - yes get it Taz_Aharon: sorry got here late jacqueline_54_1953: when the oracle else.. Taz_Aharon: had family went out to dinner spoke to anyone . it was for them . and not anyone to go with heh Marciyah: Diner Taz you infidel jacqueline_54_1953: the same way everyone else.. Taz_Aharon: im on page 131 when G-d shows you something . it is for you and not Taz_Aharon: BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings Marciyah: Taz you are ahead of the class then Taz_Aharon: this book is awesome, i cannot say i agree with all of it olivesnr: i am going to get the book i know my daughter will love it Taz_Aharon: i came across BCWoman61: but until you something today, that im not sure i agree with can get a hard copy olive, use this link to read it online http://tinyurl.com/yebla4j jacqueline_54_1953: Taz that is not a bad thing. Isibel: Taz I'm sure it will not be the first lol Lady_Antebellum: is Isibel: no it will have you search further there any sound?? Isibel: Im off the mic BEHANU: any more Qs? Lady_Antebellum: ok ty BCWoman61: lady, not at the moment BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings Taz_Aharon: well i dont wanna jump ahead Taz_Aharon: of your studt Taz_Aharon: study A D A M_3: the woman is being quiet Taz_Aharon: so i wont say what it is that i disagree with jacqueline_54_1953: Taz it takes me time to agree with something someone is saying. for it is like when you say you agree . it is almost like you are putting your approval on what they said and if they are shown incorrect. .then you are too. and this is why I do not agree easily with anyone Isibel: NP BEHANU: Well Baruch Hashem we can all say and maybe get some sleep! Isibel: Shalom Taz_Aharon: lol and thank your for coming LevEchad: Thank you for a great BCWoman61: shavua tov isabel jacqueline_54_1953: behanu Taz_Aharon: shalom SHeMABruce: cyall night in the midst of Sukkot!! please read your PM and if you would respond please... later, Hashem willing. iguana_8: ty isibel jacqueline_54_1953: shalom and good nite everyone Isibel: Shalom lila tov BEHANU: ENJOY the rest of Sukkot - that is an ORDER from G-d Alert: An admin left the room: SHeMABruce Alert: An admin left the room: Isibel BEHANU: SHALOM all BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings olivesnr: isibel can i add u pls? Restn: shalom ty olivesnr: is it finished ALL info on this will BEHANU: she is offline BEHANU: please come next BEHANU: 9 pm eastern weds BEHANU: Any other comments? BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings RedTomato: Enjoyable class. Thanks all of you. BEHANU: it will get deeprt BEHANU: deeper olivesnr: i think this was the best class that i have been in a long time full olivesnr: friut BEHANU: we are just warming up! olivesnr: thnks alot BEhanu Watchman_33_3: I guess I missed the fun BEHANU: this willl be a journey BEHANU: B"H ... Next class will be Weds Oct 14 at 9pm eastern. ALL info on this will be at www.yashanet.com/derech including links to recordings olivesnr: and BEHANU: If thanks to isible there are no more Qs I will close room