The 13 Principles of the Jewish (& Noachide) Faith

שלשה עשר עקרים של אמונת היהודי

The RAMBAM, in his commentary on the Mishnah  (Sanhedrin, chap. 10), refers to these 'Shloshah-Asar Ikkarim'  or thirteen principles of faith as "the fundamental  truths of our religion and its very foundations."

1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is the Creator and Guide of everything that has been created, and that He alone has made, does make, and will make all things.

2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is One, and that there is no oneness like His in any way; and that He alone is our G-d, who was, is, and ever will be.

3. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is not a physical body, and no physical phenomena can apply to Him, and that He has no form whatsoever.

4. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is the first and is the last.

5. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is the only one to whom it is proper to pray, and that it is not proper to pray to anyone else.

6. I believe with perfect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.

7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher, peace be to him, was true, and that he was the father of all the prophets, both of those who preceded him and of those who followed him.

8. I believe with perfect faith that the entire Torah which we now possess is the same that was given to Moses our teacher, peace be to him.

9. I believe with perfect faith that this Torah will not be changed, nor will there be any other Torah from the Creator, blessed be His name.

10. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, knows all the actions and thoughts of human beings, as it is said, It is He who fashions the hearts of them all, who discerns all their actions. (Psalms 33:15)

11. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, rewards those who keep His commandments, and punishes those who transgress His commandments.

12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah, and, though he tarry, I wait daily for his coming.

13. I believe with perfect faith that there will be a resurrection of the dead at the time when it will please the Creator, blessed be His name and exalted be His mention for ever and ever.

1. Faith in the Existence of G-d the Creator
2. Faith in the Oneness of G-d.
3. We should worship only G-d.
4. The Verity of Prophecy.
5. The Eternal truth of the Torah.
6. The belief in G-d's reward and punishment.
7. The ultimately good destiny of creation.

The Rambam’s 13 Principals of Faith הרי אני מאמין באמונה שלמה בשלוש־עשרה עיקרים של התורה הקדושה 1 Belief in the existence of a  Creator and of providence א ־ שהקדוש ברוך הוא מצוי ומשגיח 2 Belief in His unity ב ־ והוא אחד 3 Belief in His incorporeality ג ־ ואין לו גוף ודמות הגוף 4 Belief in His eternity ד ־ ושהוא קדמון קדומים 5 Belief that worship is due to Him alone ה ־ ואין עבודה לזולתו 6 Belief  that G-d communicates with man through prophecy ו ־ ויודע מחשבות בני אדם 7 Belief that Moses was the greatest of all the prophets ז ־ ונבואת משה רבינו ע״ה אמת 8 Belief in the revelation of the Torah to Moses at Sinai ח ־ ושהוא אדון לכל הנביאים 9 Belief in the unchangeable nature of the revealed Law ט ־ ושהתורה נתונה מהשמיים 10 Belief that G-d is omniscient י ־ ושלא תשתנה בשום זמן חו״ש 11 Belief in divine reward & retribution in this world and in the hereafter יא ־ ושהקדוש ברוך הוא מעניש לרשעים ומשלם שכר לצדיקים 12 Belief in the coming of the Messiah יב ־ ושיבוא מלך המשיח ב. ב. יא 13 Belief in the resurrection of  the dead יג ־ ושהמתים עתידים להחיות

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