An Early Manuscript of The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart
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The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart: On the True Love of God
Kitāb al-hidāya ilā farā’iḍ al-qulūb, 10:7 (selections)
This theological and ethical work emphasizes the commandments that relate to the mind and to an individual’s relationship with God.
My son, join your soul
My son, join your soul to your Rock, when you declare the oneness of the one God, who fashioned you.Investigate, consider, and contemplate his wonders, and make wisdom and the righteous Law be your…
Hebrew Paraphrase of Se‘adya Ga’on’s Book of Beliefs and Opinions
. . . Know that this form is created and brought new into existence, and so are the Throne of the firmament and those that carry it—all of them are created. And the Creator created them from a shining…
Poem: On Creation
One should praise the nation of people of proper understanding,
which brings healing to all who are crushed.
Our God’s name is lofty and His speech;
He cannot be evaluated, nor has He anyone in His…
Commentary: On Pirke Avot
Commentary on m.Avot 1:3, 1:5, 2:4
Avot 1.3: Do not be as slaves who serve their master on condition to receive a reward. Rather, be as slaves who serve their master not on condition to receive a reward. And the fear of heaven should…
Commentary: On the Book of Creation (Sefer yetsirah)
Perush sefer yetsirah
Our rabbis said that a person must teach himself the satisfactory proofs that God is one, and that there is no other. As we learned: “Be diligent in the study of Torah and know what to answer a…