What is important is that “you shall see it and remember all the mitzvos of Hashem”, that through the tzitzis we remember all the mitzvos of Hashem, whatever the path that leads us to that remembrance. The Sages say that the mitzvah of tzitzis is equivalent to all the mitzvos. The parashah of tzitzis forms part of Krias Shema, which is the acceptance of the yoke of Heaven and the yoke of the mitzvos, and its goal is “You shall be holy to your G-d,” meaning that the tzitzis should lead to the performance of mitzvos and to holiness. When kissing the tzitzis, we remember not only the 613 mitzvos, but also why we observe them: because of our faith in Hashem, Who took us out of Egypt and revealed Himself to us at Sinai, and Who commanded us to observe the mitzvos, as we shall now explain.
