Abstract
The chapter begins with the theme of the Book of Love (Sefer ahavah), constant awareness of God. It elaborates that in the introduction to the Mishneh torah, it states the Book of Love includes all the precepts needed to always love God and be ever mindful of Him. It also explains that the Book of Love gives practical expression to the ideal of the unceasing love of God, which appears at the end of the Book of Knowledge. The chapter includes six sections of the Book of Love: Laws of Recitation of the Shema, Laws of Prayer and the Priestly Blessing, Laws of Tefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll, Laws of Fringes, and Laws of Circumcision. It clarifies that in the introduction to the Mishneh torah, Maimonides justifies the inclusion of circumcision in the Book of Love as a purpose similar to that of commandments performed regularly.
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