Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.
Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.
Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.
Learning on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah site is sponsored today by the Goldberg and Mernick families to mark the yahrzeit ofSamuel M. Goldberg, R’ Shmuel Meir ben R’ Eliyahu HaCohen z”l and by Reuben Pludwinski in memory of his father Jacob, Yaakov Meyer ben Yitzchak
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Author: Valerie Levy ,
Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.
Author: Valerie Levy ,
Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.
Author: Valerie Levy ,
Rabbi, there is another take on why the first "commandment" worded as a statement rather than something to do or not do, a commandment. The belief in God is something Hashem says we need to do but only we have the ability to make into a commandment in our lives. The first commandment, which encapsulates all the 612 others, is a representation of the partnership that Hashem wants with us. He says, I am the Lord YOUR God, and we say yes we hear and we will do, we will make that that belief in You a commandment in our life. At least that is thought that had come to me, Baruch Hashem.