With this, we can now understand what our Avodah is on Pesach. Sefer U’fi Yagid Tehillatecha on the Shemonah Esrei asks a question: Is a non-Jew who observes the seven Noahide laws called a servant of Hashem? If Donald Trump now observes the seven Noahide laws, would he be called a servant of Hashem? Of course not! So why is it that only a Jew can be called a servant of Hashem? He answers: “I’ll tell you why – a non-Jew indeed observes the seven Noahide laws, but he is not commanded to think about Hakadosh Baruch Hu twenty-four hours a day. The commandment of שִׁוִּיתִי ה' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד – I have set Hashem before me always, is said only to a Jew! A non-Jew fulfills a Mitzvah, finishes it, and goes home! For a Jew, there is no such concept as finishing a Mitzvah and going home! The Mishna Berurah says: A Jew has six constant Mitzvot every day. All the time, he must think about Hakadosh Baruch Hu. A Jew doesn’t eat because he wants to eat; he eats so he’ll have strength for the Creator’s service! He sleeps not because he wants to sleep, but so he’ll be refreshed for the morning Tefillah!
We brought the question of the Alter of Kelm: Why is Hakadosh Baruch Hu angry at a person who says they love their master, wife, and children? What’s the great anger about, since he’s still obligated in all 613 Mitzvot? The Alter of Kelm says, true, he is obligated in all Mitzvot, but he cannot think about Hakadosh Baruch Hu twenty-four hours a day. Why? Because he has to think about his master and his master’s needs and wants. A person occupied with someone else – Hakadosh Baruch Hu says, “He cannot be My servant!”
