Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #3 of 613
To love Him
לְאָהֳבוֹ
The verse · Devarim 6:5
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכׇל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכׇל־מְאֹדֶךָ
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
The Rambam’s words
To love Him, as [Deuteronomy 6:5] states: "And you shall love G-d, your Lord."
לְאָהֳבוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "וְאָהַבְתָּ, אֵת ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ" (דברים ו ה, יא א).
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #418
Loving Hashem
“The root of this commandment is well-known, as a man can only fulfill the commandments of G-d, blessed be He, properly with his love of Him.”
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