Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #6 of 613
To cling to Him
לְדָבְקָה בּוֹ
The verse · Devarim 10:20
אֶת־ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא אֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹד וּבוֹ תִדְבָּק וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵעַ
“Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou hold fast, and swear by his name.”
The Rambam’s words
To cling to Him, as [Deuteronomy 10:20] states: "And you shall cling to Him."
לְדָבְקָה בּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "וּבוֹ תִדְבָּק" (דברים י כ).
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #434
To cling to Torah sages
“The root of the commandment is revealed — so that we learn to know the ways of G-d, may He be blessed.”
Who & when
“And this commandment is practiced in every place and at all times by males.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Human Dispositions הלכות דעות