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Hayom Yom 19 Shvat - To know that there is a Primary Being
מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה
The first positive commandment is,
ובִלְשׁוֹן הָרַמְבַּ"ם "לֵידַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם מָצוּי רִאשׁוֹן מַמְצִיא כָל נִמְצָא כו
according to the wording of Rambam, “To know that there is a Primary Being who brings into being all existence…
וִידִיעַת דָּבָר זֶה מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה וּכְמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב אָנֹכִי ה' אֱלוֹקֶיךָ
Knowing this concept [fulfills] a positive commandment, as it is written, ‘I am G‑d, your L‑rd.’ “
הִיא מִצְוַת הַמּוֹחַ וְהַשֵּׂכֶל
This mitzvah centers on the brain and the mind.
וְהַיְנוּ דַהֲגַם דְּכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מַאֲמִין בַּה'…
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