Sefiras HaOmer: Malchus - One Will

About this episode

Rabbi Shulman discusses the final week of Sefirat HaOmer and the concept of Malchus as the divine attribute of kingship.

Rabbi Shulman explains that the final week of Sefirat HaOmer corresponds to **מלכות**, the divine attribute of “kingship,” rooted in the pasuk recited when the Torah is taken out: “לך ה׳ … לך ה׳ הממלכה והמתנשא לכל ראש.” He develops מלכות as **רצון**—the unifying will that gives direction and cohesion to all reality—and shows why its historical manifestation is the ultimate defeat of **עמלק** and the confrontation with **גוג ומגוג**. Along the way, Rabbi Shulman uses the Ramchal to address the tension between Hashem’s absolute will and human free choice, and concludes with how מלכות is lived personally through **אמונה**: receiving, recognizing, and unifying life under Hashem’s purpose. Outline: https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/malchus-one-will-20260514-031632-outline-20260514-031744.pdf

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Aryeh Shulman

Topics covered

• Sefiras HaOmer
• Malchus
• divine attributes
• kingship
• free choice
• Hashem's purpose

Keywords

• Sefiras HaOmer
• Malchus
• kingship
• free choice
• Hashem
• Ramchal
• אמונה

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ramchal

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