כבד את אביךואת אמךThe great importance and significance of the Mitzvah to honor parents is seen in the fact that it is part of the Decalogue, the core of the Torah, and even more so as they are listed in the first five commandments that are between man and his creator. This is true since one's parents are also consider partners with Hashem, in the creation of the individual.02 Sh'mot20:12Yitroparents, honor, father, motherכַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ: