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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Miriram Manya Bat Lisa Laz who is desperately in need of our tefillot. May Hashem send her a complete healing among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’rachamim, b’karov, Amen.
Second principle of Emuna according to the Rambam ztk’l:
There is only One G-d. Nothing in the universe can be compared to His Oneness.
Hashem’s unity is absolute. What Hashem is and what He knows and what He wills, are all the very same thing. It is all one. Hashem knows, He is that which is known and He is knowledge itself. The Rambam writes that it is impossible to describe Hashem’s true unity in words.
To bring it down to our reality; when learning Torah since Hashem’s unity is absolute once we learn Torah we essentially acquire a hold on the infinity of Hashem. When we grab hold of Torah, we grab hold of Hashem. Hashem is Echad, Yichid and Meyuchad. Hashem is one, alone and unique. Everything that we see, touch and experience, it is all from Hashem.
The teaching of Ein od Milvado, there is none other than Him, deepens this emuna principle. Negative emotions arise when we find ourselves faced with the illusion of Yesh od Milvado, there is another reality other than Hashem, chas v’Shalom. Getting frustrated with someone or something essentially encloses us in this illusion that we are being guided by an outside force other than Hashem; unquestionably false. Therefore if we can implant this important principle of Hashem’s absolute unity and control over existence not just into our minds but strive towards melting it into our hearts, we in effect strengthen our emuna and see our world in truth.
