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מצוות עשה א׳Positive Mitzvot 1
Chapter 1 of 1 in Positive Mitzvot — 248 halachot
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Halacha 1א׳
מִצְוָה רִאשׁוֹנָה מִמִּצְווֹת עֲשֵׂה, לֵידַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם אֱלוֹהַּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "אָנֹכִי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ" (שמות כ ב, דברים ה ו).
To know that there is a God, as it is said, “I am the Lord, thy God” (Ex. 20:2; Deut. 5:6).
Halacha 2ב׳
לְיַחֲדוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ, ה' אֶחָד" (דברים ו, ד).
To acknowledge His unity, as it is said, “The Lord our God, the Lord is One” (Deut. 6:4).
Halacha 3ג׳
לְאָהֳבוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "וְאָהַבְתָּ, אֵת ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ" (דברים ו ה, יא א).
To love Him, as it is said, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God” (Deut. 6:5).
Halacha 4ד׳
לְיִרְאָה מִמֶּנּוּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "אֶת-ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא" (דברים ו יג, י כ).
To fear Him, as it is said, “The Lord, thy God, shalt thou fear” (Deut. 6:13; 10:20).
Halacha 5ה׳
לְהִתְפַּלַּל לוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "וַעֲבַדְתֶּם, אֵת ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם" (שמות כג, כה) – עֲבוֹדָה זוֹ תְּפִלָּה.
To pray to Him, as it is said, “And ye shall serve the Lord your God” (Ex. 23:25). Service here means Prayer.
…and 243 more halachot in this chapter.
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English: The Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, tr. Moses Hyamson, 1937-1949 — public domain