בס”ד

A long time ago, G-d told people not to worship idols.

An idol is something people pray to instead of G-d.

G-d is the only true G-d.

Only He made the whole world.

He made the sky.

He made the trees.

He made the animals.

He made you and me.

One day, Levi and his mother were walking.

They saw a big old statue.

Levi asked, “Do people pray to that statue?”

His mother said, “Some people do.”

Levi looked at the statue.

“It cannot see,” he said.

“It cannot hear.”

“It cannot help anyone.”

His mother smiled.

“That is right,” she said.

“We pray only to G-d.”

“G-d hears every prayer.”

“G-d is alive.”

“G-d is always with us.”

Levi was happy.

He knew there is only one G-d.

He wanted to love and obey Him every day.

A Lesson is: There is only one true G-d, and only He is worthy of our prayers.


By Rabbi Moshe Bernstein and Angelique Sijbolts


Sources:

Deuteronomy 12:3. Rambam Laws of idolatry chapter 1. The Divine Code by Rabbi Moshe Weiner, Part 2 Prohibition of Idolatry 1-2. Likutei Sichot, Vol. 9, p. 94. Sanhedrin 63b. See Likutei Sichot, Part 27, page 246, where it is written: “And the entire world’s occupation shall only be to know G-d, which simply includes all the nations of the world… ‘the entire world’ means Noahides as well.”




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