Adar 13, 5772 · March 7, 2012 Today's Mitzvah A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work Positive Commandment 1 Belief in G-d "I am the L-rd, your G-d" —Exodus 20:2. The very first mitzvah is to believe in G-d--a primal entity that is the cause and origin of all that exists. Full text of this Mitzvah »
Negative Commandment 1 Idol Worship "You shall have no other gods besides Me" —Exodus 20:3. The very first prohibition is against ascribing G-dly powers to any entity other than G-d. Full text of this Mitzvah » Positive Commandment 2 G-d's Unity "Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One" —Deuteronomy 6:4. We are commanded to believe and acknowledge that the One who provides existence to all of creation is one. Full text of this Mitzvah » |