What I learned today
36 Mitzvot in 5 minutes
Not only am I going to tell you how you can fulfill 36 positive mitzvot from the torah (מצוות עשה דאורייתה) in 5 minutes, but you’re going to do it -- of all ways -- by watching/listening to a youtube music video!
What in the world am I talking about ??
The second Be’ur Halacha (written by the Chafetz Chaim) on the first halacha in the Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim) qoutes the Sefer Hachinuch as follows:
2. To not believe in any false gods, and to only believe that HaShem rules over everything. To believe that HaShem is the All-Powerful and that nothing else has strength to do anything against His will. As it says, “You shall not have any other gods before Me.” (Shmot 20:3)
3. To believe that G-d, the Ruler of all, is One, without any partnership. As it says, “Listen, Israel, G-d is our L-rd, G-d is One.” (Shema Yisrael…) (Dvarim 6:4)
4. To love G-d, and contemplate about His commandments and handiwork until we come to feel joy when coming close to him and feel the utmost delight. As it says, “And you shall love G-d, your L-rd.” (Dvarim 6:5)
5. To constantly have a reverent fear of G-d, so we should not sin at least out of fear of His punishment. As it says, “You shall fear the G-d, your L-rd.” (Dvarim 10:20)
6. Not to stray after the thinking of the heart and the sight of the eyes, but to only think about truth and the good ways of the Torah. As it says, “…and you shall not stray after your hearts and your eyes.” (Bamidbar 15:39)
So at any given moment that a person merely thinks about these 6 mitzvot -let alone reads them (like you just did) or hears them in a song, he/she fulfils a mitzvat a’se. This is where youtube comes in. The video below is about these 6 constant mitzvot. During the song (which is 5 minutes long), these mitzvot are mentioned 6 times. If you haven’t figured it out yet let me help you out -- 6 mitzvot X 6 mentions = 36 mitzvot in 5 minutes for listening to a song!!
Obviously, the more we understand about each of these mitzvot, the greater our reward will be. For that, you might want to start with this - http://www.aish.com/sp/f/48971891.html.
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