Intro to Aseret Hadibrot
10 Statements
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ben adam l'makon
What is between man and G-d in Hebrew?
How do we say faith in Hebrew?
"I am Hashem your G-d who took you out of Egypt from the house of slavery."
What is the translation of the first Dibrah?
Hashem gave us the mitzvot to connect to him.
How do we know Hashem loves us so much?
10 Categories into which all 613 mitzvot fall.
What do the Aseret Hadibrot represent?
Make the worls a better place.
What is our purpose in the world?
Olam
How do we say world in Hebrew?
Yetziat Mitzraim
Hashem doesn't want anything to come between His relationship with us.
Why does Hashem not want us to serve any other gods?
Torah has several layers. Each one explaining deeper and deeper!
How is Torah like an onion?
A guide to help us live our lives meaningfully and fulfill our purpose.
What is the Torah?
This means we know that Hashem guides the world and everything he does is for the best.
What does having Emunah mean?
The mitzvah for a man to put on tefillin every day is a daily reminder that Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim.
What is one mitzvah that is a daily reminder that Hashem took us out of Egypt?
Money, power, fame, technology,
What are some examples of modern idol worship?
613
How many mitzvot are there in the Torah?
What are the two categories mitzvot can be divided into?
By doing mitzvot. (Hashem created the world and then hid Himself in it.)
How can we find Hashem?
As people, we should constantly be growing, doing more. But sometimes, we get scared to grow, to do more. We are afraid to do something that we know we should do. We place these boundaries on ourselves. (The word mitrayim means boundary.)
How can someone be a slave in Egypt today?
Yud, Yud and Vav. The Yud above is Hashem, the Yud below is us and the Vav connecting are the Mitzvot that connect us to Hashem.
A child practices alone to be a helpful member of his team and a team player.
How do the two categories, ben adam l'makon and ben adam l'chavero strengthen each other?
Emunah is like a muscle we must use it in order to be strong. We train ourselves by looking out for opportunities to see Hashem in our lives.
How can we train ourselves to have Emunah, faith?
An invisible box that we put ourselves into and we are comfortable in and afraid to leave.
Hint: The word Mitrayim means Egypt and boundary.
What is your own Egypt? Your own boundary?
we are physical, limited beings, we naturally relate to what we can see, feel and hear. This poses a great challenge in our relationship with an infinite, non-physical G-d, Hashem.
What is the struggle of idol worship?