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== The Mitzvah of Faith == | == The Mitzvah of Faith == | ||
According to the Zohar and | According to the Zohar<ref>Ra'aya Mehemna on Parshas Va'eira daf 25a</ref> and early authorities, faith in Hashem is one of the 613 mitzvos of the Torah. | ||
Some raised the question: every mitzvah requires the preliminary assumption that there is a Commander who is Hashem, so how can there be a mitzvah to believe in Hashem when this belief must precede all mitzvos? Some answer that the mitzvah is to believe Hashem's existence is necessary, unlike created beings that depend on Him. However, the Tzemach Tzedek explains this too is obvious from believing there is a Creator. | Some raised the question: every mitzvah requires the preliminary assumption that there is a Commander who is Hashem, so how can there be a mitzvah to believe in Hashem when this belief must precede all mitzvos? Some answer that the mitzvah is to believe Hashem's existence is necessary, unlike created beings that depend on Him. However, the Tzemach Tzedek explains this too is obvious from believing there is a Creator. | ||