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The Rambam has 13 principles of faith that a person must believe in. Part of the definition of Orthodoxy is having belief in certain fundamentals of faith. These principles are necessary and are building blocks for most other hashkafa's and values in Torah.
The Rambam has 13 principles of faith that a person must believe in. Part of the definition of Orthodoxy is having belief in certain fundamentals of faith. These principles are necessary and are building blocks for most other hashkafa's and values in Torah.
==The Beliefs==
==The Beliefs==
# God exists, created and controls the Universe
# Existence of God
# God is One
# Oneness of God
# God has no body or physical properties
# Non-physicality of God
# God is the First Being and preceded the Universe
# God is the creator of everything
# God is the only one to worship
# There is prophecy
# God knows the thoughts of men
# Moshe's prophecy was unique
# God communicates to prophets
# Moshe was the greatest of all prophets
# Torah is divine
# Torah is divine
# Torah will never change
# Torah doesn't change
# God rewards and punishes
# God is omniscient
# [[Mashiach]] will come
# There is reward and punishment
# Mashiach will come
# The dead will be revived<ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1)</ref>
# The dead will be revived<ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1)</ref>


==Obligation to Believe==
==Obligation to Believe==
# There is a mitzvah to believe in Hashem.<ref>Shemot 20:2, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Aseh n. 1), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 25), Smag (Aseh n. 1), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref>
 
# There is a mitzvah to believe that Hashem is one.<ref>Devarim 6:4, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Aseh n. 2), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 417), Smag (Aseh n. 2), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref>
# One may not believe in any other God besides Hashem.<ref>Shemot 20:3, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Lavin n. 1), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 26), Smag (Lavin n. 1), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref>
# There is a mitzvah to believe that there will be an ultimate redemption brought about by [[Mashiach]].<ref>Smak (Mitzvah n. 1)</ref>
==Prohibition to Stray after other Beliefs==
# There is a constant biblical prohibition to stray after thoughts that are against our belief.<ref>Brachot 12b derives from the pasuk Bamidbar 15:39 that there is a prohibition to stray after anti-Torah beliefs.</ref>
==Proving the Existence of God==
==Proving the Existence of God==


==Ramification of Disbelief==
==Ramification of Disbelief==
# A person who does not believe in any of the 13 principles of faith loses their share in Olam Haba. <ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1), Rambam Teshuva 3:6-8</ref>
# A person who does not believe in any of the 13 principles of faith loses their share in Olam Haba. <ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1), Rambam Teshuva 3:6-8</ref>
==Causing others not to believe==
# Some say that it is forbidden to be a librarian in a secular library because in doing so you'll have to give books which speak of heretical ideas to anyone who wants them, which is a violation of [[Lifnei Iver]]. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 157:7</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 19:54, 6 October 2014

The Rambam has 13 principles of faith that a person must believe in. Part of the definition of Orthodoxy is having belief in certain fundamentals of faith. These principles are necessary and are building blocks for most other hashkafa's and values in Torah.

The Beliefs

  1. Existence of God
  2. Oneness of God
  3. Non-physicality of God
  4. God is the creator of everything
  5. There is prophecy
  6. Moshe's prophecy was unique
  7. Torah is divine
  8. Torah doesn't change
  9. God is omniscient
  10. There is reward and punishment
  11. Mashiach will come
  12. The dead will be revived[1]

Obligation to Believe

Proving the Existence of God

Ramification of Disbelief

  1. A person who does not believe in any of the 13 principles of faith loses their share in Olam Haba. [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1)
  2. ↑ Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1), Rambam Teshuva 3:6-8
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