Ekev: The Commandments People Tend to Overlook
At the beginning of Parashat Ekev, the Torah introduces a remarkable expression as the condition for G-d's blessing. The word Ekev ("heel") alludes to those "minor commandments that a person tramples with his heels." The Torah is not speaking here about someone who openly rebels against G-d or deliberately rejects His commandments. Rather, it warns against a far subtler danger: classifying G-d's some commandments as important and other obligations as less important, assuming that some must be kept while others are less significant.
For Noahides, this lesson is especially important. Because the Seven Noahide Laws are often presented only in broad categories, people may mistakenly assume that certain everyday actions are too minor to matter. Yet it is often these seemingly insignificant situations that reveal the true depth of one's commitment to G-d's will. In the Seven Noahide Laws and their many practical…
in the Third Edition continue learning on page 217... This applies specifically to the holy Names specified for Him (topic 1:2)... and even His names in other languages (e.g., the name "God")... so yes it does apply to the English word "God". But see there, Footnote 41 From the Shulchan Aruch HaRav Orach Chayim 85:3 Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg notes that in the Responsa of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, vol. 1:25, it is written that a Divine name in another language (other than Hebrew) is considered an attributive name, and therefore does not infringe the prohibition of mentioning God's Name in vain. ... bear in mind the desirable and pleasant speech in any language should be our goal! All the best in your learning!