Mitzvot (plural or mitzvah) are commandments, traditionally understood to come from G-d and are intended for the Jewish people to observe. There are exactly 613 commandments that are written in the Torah (Hebrew Old Testament). Not all Jews observe all the commandments but there are several co...
In Judaism, a mitzvah is a commandment from God. There are 613 mitzvot, which are divided into positive and negative categories...
When you arrive at the mikveh, if you are coming for one of the reasons mandated by Jewish law, you most likely will not go straight to the ritual bath. Instead, you will be assigned a private preparation room, essentially a large bathroom complete with a bathtub, shower, sink, and toil...
Is it that we happen to believe that God literally dictated the Torah to Moses and taught him the mitzvot and for this reason we are attached to them, or are we primarily attached to Torah and mitzvot and as a result feel that they are divine or from God? To return to the introduction...
Content and purpose. The Mishnahteaches the oral traditions by example, presenting actual cases being brought to judgment, usually along with (i) the debate on the matter, and (ii) the judgment that was given by a notable rabbi based on halakha, mitzvot, and spirit of the teaching ("Torah...
What is Hafrashat Challah (Separating the Challah)? Rabbi Lawrence Oct 12, 2023 Some mitzvot are directed primarily towards women. Separating challah from dough is a beautiful example of such a mitzvah. The Torah tells us(Bamidbar 15:20) "From the first of your dough you shall set apart ...
jam-packed with holidays (thus creating the unique Israeli Delay Syndrome of “After the chagim!”). Along with the many mitzvot during this time are several beautiful customs that, while they are not technically required by Jewish law, nevertheless add a distinct mood and flavor to the ...
Judaism, conversely, is about what you do: a good life is defined by carrying out the mitzvot (usually translated as “commandments”). The Old Testament is generally concerned with practice rather than belief. This continues to the (accurate!) modern aphorism that being a good Jew does not...
We haven’t observed the mitzvot, laws or rulings you ordered your servant Moshe. 8 Remember, please, the word you gave through your servant Moshe, ‘If you break faith, I will scatter you among the peoples; 9 but if you return to me, observe my mitzvot and obey them, then, even...
613 seeds for 613 good deeds:It is thought that there are 613 seeds in a pomegranate, the same number as the number of good deeds which are written in the scriptures (these good deeds are called “mitzvot”). By eating pomegranates you are effectively saying “in this year ahead...