Constant Connection

We need oxygen always, taking it in constantly with each life-giving breath. As oxygen is to the body - so the Six Constant Mitzvos are to our Jewish spirit and soul. Rabbi Noach Weinberg zt"l, the legendary founder of Aish HaTorah, emphasized - both in his classes and in his personal encounters -- that putting the Six Constant Mitzvos into our consciousness was the essential first step towards creating a connection to Hashem. Rabbi Yitzchak Coopersmith, a devoted student of Rav Noach, has created an extraordinarily effective system towards understanding the concepts underlying the Six Constant Mitzvos and incorporating them into our lives. What makes a mitzvah, a Torah commandment, "constant"? Some mitzvos are observed only at certain times. Others apply in specific circumstances or just to certain classes of people. Of the 613 commandments, there are six -only six- that are to be observed at all times, by all people, in all situations. The Six Constant Mitzvos, as defined by the Sefe