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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... the Torah contains 613 commandments ... ben Zemah Duran likewise rejected the dogma of the 613 as being the sum of the Law, ...
Judaism teaches that the Torah contains 613 commandments, many of which deal with crime and punishment, but only the Noahide Laws apply to humanity in general. Most Christian denominations have also adopted some of these directives, such as the Ten Commandments and Great Commandment, while a minority believes all Old Covenant laws have been ...
Sefer ha-Chinuch (Hebrew: ספר החינוך, "Book of Education") is a rabbinic text which systematically discusses the 613 commandments of the Torah. It was written in 13th-century Spain by an anonymous "Levite of Barcelona".
Punishment in Judaism refers to the sanctions imposed for intentional violations of Torah laws (called "613 commandments" or "taryág mitsvót") These punishments can be categorized into two main types: punishments administered "by the hands of Heaven" (Mita beyadei shamaim) and those administered "by the hands of man".
Laws concerning resting on holidays (Mitzvot: 96 - 107 ) Laws concerning Chometz and Matzo (Mitzvot: 108 - 115 ) Laws concerning Shofar, Sukkah, and Lulav (Mitzvot: 116 - 118 ) Laws concerning Shekelim (Mitzva: 119 ) Laws concerning designation of the new month (Mitzva: 120 ) Laws concerning fasts (Mitzva: 121 )
According to Jewish tradition, the 613 commandments contain 365 negative commandments and 248 positive commandments. Many commandments concern only special classes of people – such as kings, Kohanim (the priesthood), Levites , or Nazarites – or are conditioned by local or temporary circumstances of the Jewish nation, as, for instance, the ...
House Bill 71, approved by state lawmakers last month, mandates that a poster-size display of the Ten Commandments with “large, easily readable font” be in every classroom at schools that ...
After the destruction of Jerusalem, some the special laws of the Land of Israel became obsolete according to a strict interpretation of Mosaic law, while others remain in full-force as at the time of the Temple. However, the Rabbis, desiring to maintain a distinction between the Land of Israel and the rest of the world, and for other reasons ...