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Mitzvah 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Worshipping G-d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shemot ( Exodus ) 23.25<\/span><\/p>\n

You shall worship Hashem, your G-d, and He shall Bless your bread and your water, and I shall remove illness from your midst<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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By this injunction we are commanded to serve G-d.\u00a0 This command imposes the specific duty of Prayer.\u00a0 The Sifre says: to serve Him<\/em> means Prayer.\u00a0 The Sages also say: to serve Him<\/em> means study of the Law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0(sifre means book in Aramaic –\u00a0 so there is a sifre on the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) and on the book of Devarim( Deuteronomy), etc\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 13.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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You shall walk after the L-rd your G-d<\/u>, and fear Him<\/u>, and keep His Commandments<\/u>, and obey His Voice<\/u>, and you shall serve Him<\/u>, and hold fast<\/u> to Him:<\/span><\/p>\n

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6.13<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7<\/span><\/p>\n

You shall fear the L-rd your G-d, and serve Him, and shall swear by His Name:<\/span><\/p>\n

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 11.13<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd:<\/span><\/p>\n

And it shall come to pass, if you shall give heed diligently to My commandments<\/u> which I command you this day, to love the L-rd your G-d, and to serve him\u00a0 with all your heart and with all your soul (nefesh).<\/span><\/p>\n

Maimodes states in Guide For The Perplexed <\/em>page 385 <\/em>Man\u2019s love of G-d is identical with his knowledge of Him.\u00a0 The Divine service enjoined in these words must, accordingly, be preceded by the love of G-d.\u00a0 Our Sages have pointed out to us that it is a service in the heart, which explanation I understand to mean this:\u00a0 man concentrates all his thoughts on the First Intellect, and is absorbed in these thoughts as much as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rambam states in the Yad hachzakah:, Laws Concerning the Fundamentals of our Faith<\/em>, ch.1 Law 11<\/em>, and He does not change, for there is nothing that can cause change in Him. There does not exist in Him… anger or laughter, happiness or sadness…<\/em> G-d is not improved, happier, in a better state of being if we serve Him or in a worse state if we do not serve Him. Our G-d is awesome and we cannot affect Him in any way whatever. Whether we are evil or righteous, religious or atheistic, G-d remains unaffected. He, the Supreme Being, is not in need of anything including our worship of Him. Why then do we worship G-d? Because in so doing we fulfill the Divine potential G-d has endowed us with. The worship of G-d through Torah study brings into realization the highest element in our nature and gives us true existence and fulfillment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The ability to pray is identified by the sages as a power of the heart: What is the toil of the heart? Prayer?<\/em>\u00a0 Prayer depends on the sensitivity and delicate nature of the heart, which can only be refined by truly connecting to and internalizing the lessons<\/em> gathered from one\u2019s study of the Torah. A Heart of Knowledge refers to the heart\u2019s ability to grow into a sanguine and fully developed center for one\u2019s sensitivity to feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Psalm 34.16 The eyes of the L-rd are to the righteous, and His ears are to their cry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd<\/span><\/p>\n

The eyes [einei] of G-d are to the righteous [tzadikim].<\/em> To each potential tzadik G-d Gives His Ey<\/em>es, His Ability to look into the Torah (the secret of the insight of His right ey<\/em>e) and His Ability to thereby create (and rectify) reality (the secret of the power of His left eye<\/em>). http:\/\/www.inner.org\/hebrew_calendar\/tu-bishevat\/tree-of-life.php<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Divrei Hayamim 1 ( 1 Chronicles ) 28.9<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u059c\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05a8\u05d9\u05d0\u05b6\u05be\u05ea\u05d0\u05b1\u00a0 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05a9\u00a0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05de\u05b9\u05bd\u05d4\u05be\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05a1\u05d9\u00a0\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05a3\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u0599 \u00a0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u059a\u05d9\u00a0\u00a0\u05d7\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05e6\u05b8\u0594\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05a3\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05dd\u0599\u00a0\u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u059a\u05d1\u00a0\u00a0\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05bd\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u0597\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05de\u05b5\u05d1\u05b4\u0591\u05d9\u05df\u00a0 \u05de\u05b7\u05bd\u05d7\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u00a0\u00a0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d9\u05b5\u05a5\u05e6\u05b6\u00a0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u0594\u05d4\u00a0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05a3\u05e9\u05c1<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05d7\u05b2\u05da\u05b8\u05a5\u00a0\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd\u05be\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05bd\u05e2\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u0596\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b8\u0594\u05da\u05b0\u00a0\u05d0\u05d9\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05a3\u05e6\u05b5\u00a0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05bd\u05dd\u05be\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0599\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u0599\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d3\u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05bd<\/span><\/p>\n

And you, my son Solomon, know the G-d of your father and worship Him with a whole heart and with an eager soul, for the L-rd Seeks all hearts, and He Understands the thoughts of every creation; if you seek Him, He Will be found to you, and if you forsake Him, He Will abandon you forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rashi says\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

If you seek Him, He Will be found to you:\u00a0 Therefore, I say, ( verse 8 ) and seek all the Commandments of the L-rd<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Divrei Hayamim 1 ( 1 Chronicles ) 28:8<\/span><\/p>\n

And now, before the eyes of all Israel, the congregation of the L-rd, and in the ears of our G=d,\u00a0\u2026\u00a0observe and seek all the commandments of the L-rd your G-d<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in order that you inherit the good land and bequeath it to your sons after you forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc<\/span> \u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b9\u05d0\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span><\/p>\n

Serve the L-rd with fear, and rejoice with trembling:<\/span><\/p>\n

Worship<\/span> in purity, lest He be Angry, and you perish from the way, for in a little while His Wrath will blaze;<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy are all who put their trust in Him: Tehilim Psalm) 2.11-12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This prayer is from the Siddur for Shachrit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05dc \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fear of the L-rd is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His Commandments; His Praise Endures forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the L-rd, and the knowledge of the holy ones is understanding. Mishlei (Proverbs) 9.10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So to conclude \u2013 to worship G-d means to serve Him, to pray, praise Him and to study His Mitzvot and keep them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May we try each day to learn about G-d, to follow His Ways and His Truth<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blessings and Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

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