There's a Mitzvah to be aware of Hashem's presence all the time.
Any time one thinks of Hashem and the fact that He runs the world and that He is aware of our every movement and thought, one fulfills a Mitzvah.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 1:1
- Danny
Sunday, 21 Menachem Av 5770
This Shabbat we will read the 10 commandments - let's review some of the laws of the 5th commandment.
One may not sit nor stand in one's parents designated place in the synagogue or at home or anywhere else where they may have a designated place.
One may not contradict parents.
One may not approve of one's parents in their presence (e.g. "I see your point"), as this indicates that one has the ability to say otherwise.
Even if parents insult one in public one may not upset them, though one may take legal action to recuperate any monetary loss they caused.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 142:1
- Danny
Sunday, 16 Shvat 5770
Yesterday's Torah Reading included the repetition of the 10 Commandments. The first of the Ten Commandments is to believe that "I am the Hashem your G-d, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage". Included in this Mitzva is the requirement to believe that Hashem exists and that He created everything and continues to will it into existence. Included in this Mitzva is the belief that Hashem took us out of Egypt; it wasn't a "lucky break". He continues to control everything that happens, everywhere. Included in this Mitzva is the requirement to state that one believes in Hashem, even at the risk of getting killed. This is one of the "perpetual" Mitzvot; whenever one thinks about any of the above, one fulfills this Mitzva. Source: Sefer Hachinuch, Mitzva 25. - Danny Sunday, 16 Av 5768
