Mitzvos temidiyos, the two most fundamental of these six mitzvos are Emunah and Yiras HaShem which means faith ( loyalty )and awareness of HaShem.
The first Aseres HaDibros, is the one we heard directly from HaShem as a nation, commanded us,ืื ื ื' ืืืืงืื;
"l am HaShem, you G-d." The knowledge of HaShem, having faith in Him as the creator of the world, is the foundation of all of Torah and Yiddishkeit. This applies to all times, during our walking hours and also when we sleep. From the moment we are born, until the moment we leave this world.
Having emunah in HaShem, as the Gemara teaches us, from the pasuk, ืฆืืืง ืืฉืื ืืืื, "the righteous person shall live through faith."
Yiras HaShem is the core of our lives, Shlomo HaMelech teaches, HaShem has given this to is, so that man should stand in awe of Him. Everything in this world is intended to bring us to a greater awareness of HaShem.
When we pay attention to the world around us, we should create awareness of HaShem. All we have to do is open our eyes and we will see, open our ears and we will hear and when we listen very closely, we will hear and see.
Dovid HaMelech states, ืจืืฉืืช ืืืื ืืจืืช ืื, the beginning of wisdom is fear of HaShem, the pasuk warns us, take care that you don't forget HaShem, your G-d!
How often should we be thinking of HaShem?
Rambam states most powerfully; Until it happens that his soul is so bound up in love of HaShem, that he dwells on it all the time. Rambam quotes the pasuk; For I am sick with love, love of HaShem, thinking about HaShem, living with HaShem.
Rambam teaches that one of the main reasons the Chamchamim established 100 daily brachos, so that we remember HaShem always.
But how do we keep HaShem constantly in our awareness?
First, by learning Torah, which is fundamentally HaShem speaking to us, and secondly by davening to HaShem, this is talking us to Him. Both should be done all of the time. All of our waking hours, when we sleep in our bed, when we walking the streets. Which is a awesome oppertunity to think in learning, or to daven to HaShem is our Mameh Lashon, or in appreation of the beauty of the world He created.
Every Mitzvah that we do,gives us the opportunity to close to HaShem.
What are the effects of learning Torah has on the individual?
Whenever a person prepares himself to learn Torah, the mind should be attach itself with all the energies to HaShem's Word- Halacha- and through this we become attached to HaShem Himself. For He and His Will are one.
The unity with HaShem which we get through Torah learning, the Baal HaTanya states that the intent of getting this unity is what defines the concept of Torah Lishmah.
The concept of Lishmah refers to learning, in order to attach our soul to HaShem through the process of understanding Torah, each person in their own abilities and levels of comprehension.
Emes and Emunah
Emunah is translated as faith, which is not totally true. The concept of emunah is the foundation of Jewish life, and the definition is; " Me'eman " which means "loyalty" or " faithfullness " to HaShem and the Principles of faith we pratice since Matan Torah.
Emunah is a deeper expression of faith, which upholds the basis of our beliefs in HaShem, as our ancestors did. Emunah is the basis of an neshama relationship to spirituality and to HaShem. Emes is the solid bassis for emunah, without it, it would collaps.
Without Emunah, we would lose the meaning of life, as it is naturally for our neshama to connect to HaShem.
Having Emunah is how we respond to good time as well as to the " bad times." The bad times, as we call them are the good times, when we see what lies beyond our challenges. Everything comes from HaShem, and everything thing He gives us is only good as HaShem is only good in Loving kindness.
We proclaim emunah when we are saying the Shema.
"All of the mitzvos are emunah" -- Tehillim 119. An expression of our faith which we translate in observing the mitzvos.
Emunah is simply having enough Love for HaShem, to say " We will do, and we will hear. "
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