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Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #2 of 613

To unify Him

לְיַחֲדוֹ

Parashat Vaetchanan ואתחנן · Sefer HaChinuch #417

The verse · Devarim 6:4

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה׳ אֶחָד

“Hear, O Yisra᾽el: The Lord our God; the Lord is one.”

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The Rambam’s words

To unify Him, as [Deuteronomy 6:4] states: "G-d is our Lord, G-d is one."

לְיַחֲדוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ, ה' אֶחָד" (דברים ו, ד).

Why · Sefer HaChinuch #417

Unity of Hashem

“The root of this commandment is well-known, as it is the foundation of the faith of all people in the world and it is the strong pillar that every intelligent person relies upon.”

Who & when

“And this commandment is practiced in every place and at all times by males and females.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Foundations of the Torah הלכות יסודי התורה

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