The 13 Principles of Jewish Faith - Principle #1: No Cruise Control - Rabbi Akiva Fox

[Music] so we're going to be discussing the actuals we've had until now a few classes about pre-empting the 13 principles of faith now we're going to discuss the actual thirteen principles I think you've waited long enough and we're going to get to them right now after those messages the first of the thirteen principles of faith if I was fancy I would be able to have like a little 3d props and images over here coming up in different colors but we're not that fancy so you're gonna have to take my word for it but it is written in the back of all the sitter's all this adoring the prayer books after feel of chakras after the morning prayers most of the prayer books and they are printed thirteen principles of faith they are called the anima means anima means which actually means I believe an imam and so we are going to go there are thirteen of them when we're going to go through them one by one a little bit of discussion a little bit of analyzing some insights some of the depth that is obviously only scratching the surface but trying to get a little bit more of what it really entails and that is the sum of summary of what we're going to do so the first one is an imam in I believe been muna she leymah with complete faith Shahab Ras Baraka Molly that the Creator blessed is he who by ray he creates man hIgG and he guides and he conducts everything Liholiho Brewin to all the creations behula vada and he alone uh so he did meaning he accomplished he made the oyster and he continues to make Vyasa and he will be the only one who makes and creates we'll call Hamas him to everything to every every creation to every entity that there is was and will ever be in the world so we're going to focus a little bit on the language on the terminology that's used in this Honey mommy Shahab beret that the Creator who by Ray Oh Manik he is the creator and he is the guide or he conducts it he runs the show so this seems to be two different aspects two different factions that were focusing on number one that he created it and number two is that he does the day-to-day running of the show but we need to stop for a second and focus on the work by Ray creator because in England excuse me in Hebrew in Hebrew language the word bara means created in past tense for example the first two words in the Torah are voracious burro in the beginning he created past tense so technically we should say that the creator meaning a Shem bara he is the one who created in the past but we don't use that word we use the word beret he creates he continues to create why do we use that word as the one the term that seems to imply that the creation is not yet finished but he continues to create the second question is what does it mean there is a beret the one who creates and the man Haigh the one who runs the show why do we need to stress that he gosh M that that God accomplishes both of these feats so in order to understand this first of all we need to understand something very important there is a belief there is a there are religions that believe for example it was at once at one time was Greek philosophy that God indeed did create the world way back when but he got involved in other things he was very busy I'm sorry he turned to mankind he turned to all the planets he turned to the world and he said guys you're on your own I got much more important things I just got a new Nintendo game I got something to do I gotta do exercise I got things to work on so he let the world on its own you guys take care of yourself I'm bouncing I'm out the Jewish belief is not like that the Jewish belief is actually to the contrary not only did God create the world but he continues to focus on the world he continues to be involved in the world he is the ma he conducts he runs every single little thing that goes on in all the creations in all the galaxies and he focuses on mankind with his full attention there's no ad D when it comes to God or ADHD which stands for attention deficit Hey Donuts ADHD does not exist Hashem is completely focused on what happens in the world not only that but he created the world with a system a my referent a system that is a two-way street when it comes to mankind which means that he says mankind can in a certain sense press buttons that will activate certain things in the world it is not just he said I developed a system called nature and whatever happens with that system that's how it goes water will go down anything that goes up will come down things will happen there will be actions and reactions that's the system of nature but there's one exception to the rule there's something else called mankind mankind especially the Jewish people who follow the Torah they were given the code book they were given the keyboard called the Torah which in a sense they can press the buttons and activate whatever it is that they want and whatever it is that God in essence really wants meaning that he created the world that it's no longer just him focusing on what happens in the world but it is a partnership between Hashem between God and man kind he does he set up a system but he also created a special system which would have the Jewish people following the Torah with the ability and the power to change the rules or to change entire world according to what they do and according to what they accomplished accomplished so when we say the words bourree Oh Monica that he created and he also guides and he conducts what that means is that it's not something that he did way back when and he bounced he left and he said I got more things important to do I'm sorry gentlemen you'll have to take care of the party yourselves no God is completely involved in what's happening in this world he is completely focused on what's happening in this world and he wants to know about you and me what we do even though in a certain sense it would seem petty it would seem kind of like not so important or significant that God the creator of the entire world of all the galaxies of the angels of prophets of so much would give it would it will show any concern to what me and you do as humans were just lowly little creations in this huge vast world Hashem says no I'm the bow ray I'm the Creator but I'm also demonic I do want to know I do care everything you do has caca practice which means Hashem follows and he is on top of specifically he designates his focus completely on what me and you do there was a famous story with a seminary girl here in Israel that on the buses in Israel sometimes the bus driver stops at a stop at a designated stop and sometimes he doesn't it depends on his mood depends on you know how many sunflower seeds he had that day so she realized that when people wanted the bus driver to stop they would call out na hog hog literally means bus driver driver like the word that we're saying now man hIgG the same word man he and na hog so she assumed that the way to say stop was by saying hag that's how you say stop well she called out na hog when she wanted to stop and he didn't stop so she approached him very angry and she said lamothe Ilona hog why didn't you stop but what she really said she didn't realize was she said why aren't you a driver he said mom an echidna hug she said locked alone on a Martinez hostel or knock he said I don't care what you said I am a nog she said you're not no you didn't know how cuz I said no hug anyway the word manic means 'no hag means is the driver everything that happens in the world is in God's hand there's a difference between those who drive stick shift and those who drive automatic the people who drive automatic are relaxed they only have to press one or two buttons they go in the car you could put it on cruise control and enjoy your ride the people that are driving stick shifts are always moving constantly they gotta press with one foot and move this with another foot I never understood it I Drive automatic I don't drive stick shift but if you ask any of them why do they choose to drive stick shift there were great people big rabbis that watch people driving stick shift and they assumed that what they were doing was mixing the gas or mixing the oil you know try to mix it around but that's not what's happening if you ask somebody why do you drive stick shift or not automatic they'll tell you because you have much more control over the car well in a certain sense Lahav Ville Hashem drives this world stick shift what that means is he didn't just say I'm gonna set up a system and put the world on cruise control everybody go everybody flow you guys are on your own no it's complete control that means every move every new thing every new action and reaction every new beginning and end is all under the control of a college Bravo so when we say sure who boy ray that he is the creator Oh Manik he's actually driving the world that we live in meaning that every single step every single creation every single entity that there is and all the powers and forces and whatever's going on with them in their lives or in their existence in this world is all a result of Hashem when he's got the controls it's not something that he created and put on cruise control it's not something that he said okay you're on your own do as you please no Hashem is literally guiding every step Hashem is there for everything and wants to know follows directs and in indeed he accomplishes everything in his own way the way he wants to at every step of the way that's called bourree he creates monic and he guides [Music] you