Extend Your kindness to those who know You, and Your charity to the upright of heart.



The first book which is The Book of Knowledge



It contains five sets of Halachot and this is their order:



The Laws [Which Are] The Foundations Of The Torah

The Laws of Personal Development

The Laws of Torah Study

The Laws of The Worship Of Stars And Their Statutes

The Laws of Teshuvah



Introduction to Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah

They contain ten mitzvot: six positive commandments and four negative commandments. They are:

1. To know that there is a God

2. Not to consider the thought that there is another divinity aside from God

3. To unify Him

4. To love Him

5. To fear Him

6. To sanctify His name

7. Not to profane God's name

8. Not to destroy those things associated with His name

9. To listen to a prophet who speaks in [God's] name

10. Not to test God.

The explanation of these mitzvot is found in the following chapters.