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Biblical Faith – with Sam Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.

The physical realm and the spiritual realm; the physical is that which we experience with our senses and the spiritual realm consists of all entities which are not physical. There is, however, another class that is the class of Shedim (Demons). From: “The Way of G-d” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.

Biblical Faith – with Sam Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
This week, two parts, 40 minutes each.

Part A

While in the body the soul’s power to purify itself is limited. Yet, after the resurrection the soul will have power to purify the body. Man encounters trials in this world allowing the physical side to push him away from G-d. From: “The Way of G-d” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.

Part B

Material matters are agents for the achievement of perfection [completion]. Man’s perfection exists only in the potential stage, for the realization of the purification is delayed. Living in accordance to G-d’s Plan is the key to becoming complete; love and fear of G-d is necessary for spiritual growth. From: “The Way of G-d” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.

Biblical Faith – with Sam Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
This week, two parts, 30 minutes each.

Part A

Remember “man” is the creature for the sole purpose of attaching themselves to G-d. It is only “man” placed between perfection and deficiency, with the self-will to earn perfection. In otherwords, choose “life” or choose “death.” Therefore G-d created two distinct periods for man, one as a time of earning, and the other as a time of receiving reward. While man is striving toward perfection, he must be in a setting containing elements necessary for such efforts; G-d desires of him that he earn the perfection through his own effort. It is for this reason that G-d created two world’s, this world (Olam ha-Zeh), and the World-To-Come (Olam ha-Ba). From: “The Way of G-d” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.

Part B

Mankind’s first sin resulted in drastic changes in man and in nature. When Adam was created, he composed of two equal opposites, the body and the soul. His environment contained both good and evil, and he was balanced between the two to choose whichever he wished. When Adam sinned, he personally caused concealment of perfection and thus an increase in evil. The effort required to earn perfection was therefore doubled. It is man’s task to bring both himself and the world back to the perfected state prior to sin. Only then will man raise himself to the state of perfection. From: “The Way of G-d” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.