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Attached is the Weekly lesson in Sichot Rashei HaYeshiva 5786 #17 entitled Yitro | The Mitzva of Belief in God. 

"And war will come in your land... and you will sound the trumpet and remember before the Lord your God." The Beit Midrash proceeds with strenuous and meaningful study, civil aid and volunteering - as well as prayers for the people of Israel in times of need. 
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Weekly lesson in Sichot Rashei HaYeshiva 5786 #17
Yitro | The Mitzva of Belief in God

Harav Yaakov Medan         Tanakh

 

Summarized by Aviad Lipstadt. Translated by David Strauss

 

The revelation at Sinai opens with the following words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. (Shemot 20:2)

The main mitzva in this week's portion is the mitzva of faith. The first of the Ten Commandments instructs us about the existence of the Lord our God, who took us out of Egypt. What next?

It is well-known that the Halakhot Gedolot is of the opinion that the mitzva of belief in God is not counted as one of the 613 mitzvot. The Rishonim explain that in his opinion, it is impossible to command faith in God, because in order to accept even the simplest command, one must recognize the power and authority of the one giving the command. In light of this, it follows that a person who does not believe in God cannot fulfill the mitzva of faith, and once a person already believes in God and recognizes His authority, there is no point in a renewed commandment to believe in Him.

However, the vast majority of the Rishonim listed belief in God as one of the 613 mitzvot. For example, the Sefer Ha-Chinukh writes:

And the content of the belief is that he fix in his soul that such is the truth [namely, God's existence] and that a change of this in any way is impossible. And if he be asked about it, he will respond to any enquirer that his heart believes this and he will not assent to a change in it, even if they say they will kill him [as a result]. As all of this – when he takes the thing from the potential to actuality, by which I mean to say when he puts into the words of his mouth what his heart decides – strengthens and fixes the belief of the heart. And if one merits to rise in the levels of wisdom, his heart will understand and his eyes will see with a sealed proof that this belief that he believed is true and clear – it being impossible that there be something besides this – then he will fulfill this positive commandment [in the best way]. (Sefer Ha-Chinukh, Parashat Yitro, 25)

The author of the Sefer Ha-Chinukh establishes in our parasha that there is an independent commandment to believe in God. In his opinion, the commandment does not merely involve simple faith, but there is an obligation to "fix in his soul that such is the truth." In other words, a person must internalize that God is the Creator of the world, and reject any other opinion or possibility.

In light of this understanding, the author of the Sefer Ha-Chinukh demands that the individual apply his faith in everyday life as well. In addition, he understood that there are many varied commandments whose sole purpose is to express belief in God and to strengthen it in the heart of the believer.

Rabb Tzvi Yehuda Kook used to say that faith is neither knowledge nor thought, but life itself. It seems that the most appropriate word for Rav Tzvi Yehuda's explanation is "identification": a person must identify with the existence of God, and focus his life on it.

In this, Rav Tzvi Yehuda explained, faith differs from knowledge: Knowledge relates to a "cold" reality that can be tested by a simple "yes or no" question. One can ask a person whether there is a Creator of the world, and if he answers in the affirmative, he knows that God exists. But such an answer cannot testify to a deep faith. A person who testifies that God exists and then goes on to engage in various mundane matters does not identify with the Creator of the world on a deep level. It is impossible to believe wholeheartedly in the existence of God, and at the same time, while engaged in the mitzva of belief, think about a basketball game.

Such an approach is suggested by the order of the passages in the book of Devarim: In Parashat Vaetchanan, we find a second appearance of the Ten Commandments. Immediately afterwards, we find the Shema, which includes the commandment to love God. The message is clear: a person who fulfills the mitzva of belief in God in a complete manner is a person who will, through his faith, also reach the love of God and identification with His aspirations.

A similar, though slightly different, approach is brought by the Ramban in his commentary to the Torah:

"I am the Lord your God" – This [Divine] utterance constitutes a positive commandment. He said: "I am the Lord," thus teaching and commanding them that they should know and believe that the Lord exists and that He is God to them. That is to say, there exists an Eternal Being through whom everything has come into existence by His will and power, and He is God to them, who are obligated to worship Him. (Ramban, Shemot 20:2)

According to the Ramban as well, faith in God is a commandment. However, according to him, faith is not supposed to lead necessarily to the love of God, but rather to a consciousness of servitude. A person who believes in God is a person who sees himself as a servant before his master, that is to say, as totally subjugated to God.

The Ramban's interpretation seems to be more in line with the words of the prophets: All the prophets of Israel prophesied and demanded of the people of Israel that they internalize their belief in God and completely submit to Him. The emphasis is not on faith as leading to love for God, but on faith as leading to a deep consciousness of servitude to Him.

Here we can only conclude with the hope that we too will merit to hold on to the hem of the prophets' garments and to serve God with complete faith, and to live our lives out of deep identification with God and His word.

[This sicha was delivered by Harav Yaakov Medan on Shabbat Parashat Yitro 5780.]

Edited by Yair Lichtman


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Please daven for Elisheva bas Leah, a Chicago Aneinu member's daughter's sister-in-law. A young married woman who has baby twins less than a year old. She's having surgery on Monday and will be in the hospital for 2 weeks.  Please daven that she have a refuah shlema and is able to return home and care for her young children.

פרק 6/ו
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
 (ב) ה' אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי:
 (ג) חָנֵּנִי ה' כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי ה' כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי:
(ד) וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹד וְאַתָּה ה' עַד מָתָי:
 (ה) שׁוּבָה ה' חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ:
 (ו) כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יוֹדֶה לָּךְ:
 (ז) יָגַעְתִּי בְּאַנְחָתִי אַשְׂחֶה בְכָל לַיְלָה מִטָּתִי בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׂי אַמְסֶה:
(ח) עָשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַס עֵינִי עָתְקָה בְּכָל צוֹרְרָי:
 (ט) סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּי שָׁמַע ה' קוֹל בִּכְיִי:
 (י) שָׁמַע ה' תְּחִנָּתִי ה' תְּפִלָּתִי יִקָּח:
 (יא) יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ מְאֹד כָּל אֹיְבָי יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ רָגַע:

1) For the musician, with musical accompaniment on the sheminis instrument, a mizmor by David. (2) Hashem, don't rebuke me in Your anger. Don't chastise me in Your rage. (3) Grant me Your mercy, Hashem, for I have been cut down. (4) Heal me, Hashem, for my bones shake with terror. My soul is utterly terrified, and You Hashem — How long? (5) Turn back, Hashem, release my soul. Save me as befits Your kindness ... (6) for there is no mention of You in death. In the grave who will thank You? (7) I am exhausted from groaning; every night my bed is drenched; with my tears I soil the place where I have lain.  (8) My eye is dimmed from anger, aged by all my tormentors. (9) Depart from me all wrongdoers, for Hashem has heard the sound of my weeping. (10) Hashem has heard my plea; Hashem will accept my prayer. (11) They will be ashamed and will be utterly astounded. When all my enemies return, they will be ashamed for a while.
 פרק 20/כ         
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
 (ב) יַעַנְךָ ה' בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם אֱלֹקֵי יַעֲקֹב:
 (ג) יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָּ:
 (ד) יִזְכֹּר כָּל מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה:
 (ה) יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא:
 (ו) נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם אֱלֹקֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל, יְמַלֵּא ה' כָּל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ:
(ז) עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ ה' מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ:
 (ח) אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר:
 (ט) הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד:
  (י) ה' הוֹשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

(1) For the musician, a mizmor by David. (2) May Hashem answer you on the day of distress. May the Name of Yaakov's G-d protect you. (3) May He send your help from the Mikdash; may He support you from Tzion. (4) May He give consideration to all your minchah-offerings. May He accept your olah-offerings, Selah. (5) May He grant you according to your heart. May He fulfill your every plan. (6) We will sing joyously because of your deliverance, and we will gather around banners in the Name of our G-d. May Hashem fulfill all your requests.  (7) Now I know that Hashem continues to save His anointed one. He will continue to answer from His holy heaven, with the mighty victories of His right hand. (8) Some [depend] on chariots, and some on horses. We call out the Name of Hashem, our G-d. (9) They slumped and fell, but we stood up and were empowered. (10) Hashem save! May the King answer us on the day we call.

Psalms Chapter 121 תְּהִלִּים
אשִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּֽ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֖ינַי אֶל־הֶֽהָרִ֑ים מֵ֜אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי:
בעֶזְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה עֹ֜שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ:
גאַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֜נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ:
דהִנֵּ֚ה לֹ֣א יָ֖נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֜וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
היְהֹוָ֥ה שֹֽׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהֹוָ֥ה צִ֜לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ:
ויוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַ֜כֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה:
זיְֽהֹוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֜שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ:
חיְֽהֹוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵֽאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֜עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם:
1A song for ascents. I shall raise my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come?
2My help is from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3He will not allow your foot to falter; Your Guardian will not slumber.
4Behold the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5The Lord is your Guardian; the Lord is your shadow; [He is] by your right hand.
6By day, the sun will not smite you, nor will the moon at night.
7The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul.
8The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from now and to eternity.

Psalms Chapter 130 תְּהִלִּים
 

אשִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּֽעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהֹוָֽה:
באֲדֹנָי֘ שִׁמְעָ֪ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָה אָ֖זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֜ק֗וֹל תַּֽחֲנוּנָֽי:
גאִם־עֲו‍ֹנ֥וֹת תִּשְׁמָר־יָ֑הּ אֲ֜דֹנָ֗י מִ֣י יַֽעֲמֹֽד:
דכִּֽי־עִמְּךָ֥ הַסְּלִיחָ֑ה לְ֜מַעַ֗ן תִּוָּרֵֽא:
הקִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֖הֹוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלִדְבָ֘ר֥וֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי:
ונַפְשִׁ֥י לַֽאדֹנָ֑י מִשֹּֽׁמְרִ֥ים לַ֜בֹּ֗קֶר שֹֽׁמְרִ֥ים לַבֹּֽקֶר:
זיַחֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־יְהֹ֫וָה כִּֽי־עִם־יְהֹוָ֥ה הַחֶ֑סֶד וְהַרְבֵּ֖ה עִמּ֣וֹ פְדֽוּת:
חוְהוּא יִפְדֶּ֣ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֜כֹּ֗ל עֲוֹֽנוֹתָֽיו:
1A song of ascents. From the depths I have called You, O Lord.
2O Lord, hearken to my voice; may Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3O God, if You keep [a record of] iniquities, O Lord, who will stand?
4For forgiveness is with You, in order that You be feared.
5I hoped, O Lord; yea, my soul hoped, and I wait for His word.
6My soul is to the Lord among those who await the morning, those who await the morning.
7Israel, hope to the Lord, for kindness is with the Lord and much redemption is with Him.
8And He will redeem Israel from all their iniquities


Psalms Chapter 142 תְּהִלִּים
אמַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִ֑ד בִּֽהְיוֹת֖וֹ בַמְּעָרָ֣ה תְפִלָּֽה:
בקוֹלִי אֶל־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶזְעָ֑ק ק֜וֹלִ֗י אֶל־יְ֘הֹוָ֥ה אֶתְחַנָּֽן:
גאֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י צָֽ֜רָתִ֗י לְפָ֘נָ֥יו אַגִּֽיד:
דבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ף עָלַ֜י | רוּחִ֗י וְאַתָּה֘ יָדַ֪עְתָּ נְתִֽיבָ֫תִ֥י בְּאֹֽרַח־ז֥וּ אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ טָֽמְנ֖וּ פַ֥ח לִֽי:
ההַבֵּ֚יט יָמִ֨ין | וּרְאֵה֘ וְאֵין־לִ֪י מַ֫כִּ֥יר אָבַ֣ד מָנ֣וֹס מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֵ֖ין דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשִֽׁי:
וזָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְהֹ֫וָ֥ה אָ֖מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִּ֑י חֶ֜לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים:
זהַקְשִׁ֚יבָה | אֶל־רִנָּתִי֘ כִּֽי־דַלּ֪וֹתִי מְ֫אֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹֽדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָֽמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי:
חה֘וֹצִ֚יאָה מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר | נַפְשִׁי֘ לְהוֹד֪וֹת אֶת־שְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָ בִּ֖י יַכְתִּ֣רוּ צַדִּיקִ֑ים כִּ֖י תִגְמֹ֣ל עָלָֽי:


1A maskil of David, when he was in the cave, a prayer.
2[With] my voice, I cry out to the Lord; [with] my voice, I supplicate the Lord.
3I pour out before Him my speech; my distress I recite before Him.
4When my spirit enwraps itself upon me, and You know my path. In whichever way I go, they have hidden a snare for me.
5Looking to the right, I see that no one recognizes me; escape is lost from me; no one seeks my soul.
6I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, "You are my refuge, my lot in the land of the living."
7Hearken to my cry for I have become very low; save me from my pursuers for they have overpowered me.
8Take my soul out of confinement to give thanks to Your name; because of me the righteous will crown You, because You will recompense me.

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