Six Remembrances

Some people have a custom of reciting the שש זכירות, the six remembrances, every morning after the Shacharit prayer.

We are to remember Amalek and their pure evil. We are to remember what happened to Miriam, when she spoke badly of Moshe Rabbeinu. We are to remember our rebelliousness in the desert, when we worshipped the Golden Calf. We are to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. And we are to remember the exodus from Egypt.

The sixth remembrance might be the most important of all. It is the most detailed warning of what we must not forgot. This refers to the incredible revelation that took place on Mount Sinai. We are also commanded to make sure that our children and grandchildren are also aware of the greatest day in human history.

The reason why this remembrance is so important is that this is what separates Judaism from all other religions. No other religion began with the entire nation of a few million people, actually hearing G-d speak.

This event is what makes Judaism a Divine religion. And because it was given directly from Hashem to the Jewish people, it is our obligation to follow all of the dictates of the Torah.

If we do not accept that this event actually occurred, it makes Judaism a man made religion. If it was made by man, there is no reason for us to be bound by all of the strange and difficult to understand laws of the Torah.
This is why this might be the most important of the “six remembrances.” This is the only one that the entire essence of Judaism, hinges upon it.