THE THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES OF FAITH
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Hereby [do I declare that]
I believe with perfect faith
in the thirteen principles
of the holy Torah:
1) That the Holy One, blessed be He,
is present and oversees;
2) that He is one;
3) that He has no body;
4) that He preceedes all the ancients;
5) that there is no worship to any besides Him;
6) that He knows the thoughts of man;
7) that the prophesy of
Moshe, our teacher, peace be unto him, is true;
8) and that he is master to all the prophets;
9) that the Torah was given from the heavens;
10) and that it will not change at any time;
Heaven forbid;
11) that the Holy One, blessed be he,
punishes the wicked
and rewards the righteous;
12) that the King Messiah will come;
13) that the dead are destined to be revived.