If you’d stop a Jewish person on the street and ask if he believes in the Ten Commandments I imagine that most Jews no matter what their affiliation would reply in the affirmative. However when asked to name the first of the ten most would probably be stumped.
Don’t kill don’t steal and honor your parents are familiar tenets. Anochi Hashem is less proverbial. Although many might profess belief they are often unclear as to what constitutes true faith.
What is actually required to fulfill that first of the big Ten? Rav Eliyahu Dessler quoting the Ridvaz explains that the halachic requirements of Anochi Hashem start with the belief in the One Above as the Creator of the world Who continues to be involved in our history and our lives. In addition each one of us has an obligation to continually cultivate and strengthen his personal emunah. The more thought we invest in our emunah the more nuanced our perception grows. And in direct relation to the growth of this perception will be the overflow into every aspect of our lives.
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