Hebraic Studies – The 613 Mitzvot - with Dr. Rabbi Reuven ben-Avaraham. D.Litt,, Ph.D,,
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The 613 Mitzvot
Three Points of
Understanding:
I would like to point out that there are three important levels of
learning & understanding regarding the study of our blessed Torah, as well as the wonderful treasures to be
found in the Tanakh, which was given to Elohim’s beloved servant Moshe and the Nevi’im
being
Elohim’s chosen
prophets.
When we read and study His teachings, as Jews I know what we will find below will provide a valuable
guide which will provide
us with guidance and will
illuminate
the sheer beauty and the fullness of what our blessed Creator is
actually telling us.
2. Also, when
was it said?
3. Most importantly, HOW
was His Word understood at the time it was spoken/given?
I firmly believe that
these three points are extremely relevant to our understanding of …
As you can see below, this page covers the wonderful gift we were given, the 613 Mitzvot. And I have listed each and every one. However, not all are in use today, as I will clearly explain in Parts One and Two.
Part One: “What is
the relevance of the Mitzvot for the modern Jew?”
By request, Hebraic Studies presents the 613 Mitzvoth’s (commandments) which gave Yisroel whilst in the wilderness. By the keeping of the Torah (Mitzvot - the Law), Yisroel is promised by Elohim a secure land with rains in their seasons, and food in abundance. As our history proved there were indeed times of great faith, but sadly there were also times when Yisroel did not uphold the faith and went badly astray for these were sadly times when many of Yisroel worshipped Ba’al, and rejected the Torah, and thus we were taken captive by Medo Persia and Babylon, and finally in 69 CE we were once again scattered throughout the earth.
I have been asked; “Rabbi, what is the relevance of the Mitzvot for the modern Jew?” let me answer this in the following two ways;
1. The Torah was given to us as an everlasting covenant!
2. It is relevant to our lives and it remains
a vital aspect for our lives to this very day, as it was on the day our Elohim
gave it to us at
As you read the Mitzvot below, you will note
that many have been included in the laws of the secular lands we now live in,
whilst others “Should be!” However, there are some, which obviously
cannot be kept at this time, for sadly there is no
We know, that the word “Torah” means “instruction” or “guide.” The word “Mitzvah” means both “commandment” and “connection.” Within the 613 Mitzvot’s (commandments), there are 248 Positive Commandments (the do’s) and 365 Negative Commandments (the don’ts).
In the Torah/Tanakh, words, and numbers matter, they are there for a specific purpose! Therefore, it is interesting to note, that the 248 Positive Commandments is equivalent to the number of organs and limbs in the human body. A person’s life does not depend on all of them, such as the hands or the legs. If they should be lost, it would be a great loss for such a person, as they would be severely disabled, a cripple, but continues to live. Then there are those organs, which are vital to our existence in the world, thus, if we were decapitated, or had our hearts torn out, we would lose the source of life. The same it is the Mitzvot, which we received from . It is written in Vayikra (Lev) 18:5 “You shall keep My statutes and My decrees, by the pursuit of which man shall live. I am .” Without the Almighty’s commandments in our lives, we are empty and will live in sin.
We should also note that the 365 negative commandments is equivalent to the number of blood vessels in our body. Should any of these be removed, life would end! Thus, through the study of the Torah and the keeping of the Mitzvoth, we connect ourselves, and our environment to our Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name. His purpose in creating the world is that we sanctify all creation, our lives should be full of love for the Almighty, and we should live a life in such a way that we honour Elohim with faith and action!
We should note that we were NOT ONLY redeemed
out of Mitzraim (
I believe, that it is important that we
familiarise ourselves with the Torah, for in it we are shown how to live a
happy, and healthy life. Today as we keep Torah, it is our offering unto
Elohim, blessed be He!
Part Two: Must we keep
ALL of the 613 Mitzvot (Laws)?
The question has been asked, “Must we fulfil all 613 Mitzvot?” I hope that this study will make Elohim’s Law clearer.
In answer to the question above the reply is very simple; NO. Why, because many of the Mitzvot simply do not apply to you at this time.
Here are just a few
examples.
There are many Mitzvot related directly with
farming, and if you are not a farmer, you are not required to fulfil these
Mitzvot which are only relevant to the farmer.
Other only relate to the Kohen
(a member of the Priestly family of the Tribe of Levi). For those are not a Kohen their Mitzvot do not apply
to you. In fact, even those who are Kohen, they
cannot fulfil these Mitzvot, as most can only be fulfilled when there is a
Any Mitzvot related to women obviously cannot
apply to men, the reverse also applies.
There are Mitzvot related to war, obviously these
only apply to the military.
Any Mitzvot that pertain to a judge in Jewish
Court cannot apply to us, as they are only for a judge.
Thus in reply not all the 613 Mitzvot applies
to us all. Below is a complete listing of the Mitzvot as found in the Torah. These are placed in Category and have the Torah
references alongside.
Keep the Torah, all those Mitzvot that
APPLY to you at this time, when there is no
Obviously, most readers will know that the author does not accept nor upholds any of the later added rabbinic or better said man made laws. In the “Kitzur Shulhan Aruh” or the “Code of Jewish Law” there are some unbelievable man-made laws prescribed, including in the section ‘Volume 1’ chapter 5, item N° 17, where we are told the following;
“If a man’s heart could view his genitals, he is not allowed to utter anything holy, even though his nakedness is covered”.
In short it continues to tell us that a man must have “something tight around his waist, a rope or a tight belt”, etc, so “that his heart cannot see”, well you know what! In other words if he is correctly dressed, but has not something very tight around his waist he cannot pray or utter anything sacred. Therefore if you are ill, and in hospital wearing your pyjamas you are forbidden to pray, why?
The truth is that certain rabbi’s of the past have made up this rubbish and have added thousands of additional non Torah “laws” 100% man-made and human created laws and apparently according to these so called scientists (that’s a joke) your heart actually has eyes and it can actually see your genitals”. By the way, this idiotic law does not apply to our beloved ladies, but believe me, these rabbis have hundreds of other idiotic laws that are just as far removed from Elohim’s law!
Regarding the Sabbath:
For example besides the three very simple “Shabbat Laws” as is clearly given in the Torah, that was simply not good enough for the rabbis of days long gone and they added an unbelievable amount of further “Oral Laws”. For example, it is forbidden to break a yogurt cup on the Sabbath, and you are also not permitted to rip a piece of toilet paper, and you are even not permitted to dry off, and you cannot look in the mirror, for if you do you will have broken a Sabbath Law, although it can not be found in the Torah, or is even eluded to anywhere in the rest of the Tanakh! But that is according the Man Made (rabbinic) law! There are countless other ridiculous, rabbinical rules that completely miss our beloved Elohim’s purpose and the true goal of His Mitzvah’s.
Thus what are the three main laws:
1. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” Shemos - Exodus 20:7.
2. “The seventh day is a Sabbath unto thy Elohim, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work” Shemos - Exodus 20:10.
3. “Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the Sabbath day” Shemos - Exodus 35:3.
The aforementioned two conditions are repeated in Shemos chapter 35, but with that additional condition, being N°3 shown above.
“On the seventh day there
shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of solemn rest to … Ye shall kindle no fire
throughout your habitations upon the Sabbath day” Shemos - Exodus
35:2-3.
In ancient
times, the ladies would go out and collect the wood for the fire, and of course
they would then cook the meals on that fire. Thus this Mitzvot was actually
directed so lovingly at the ladies, for on Shabbat they would have a rest from
their normal work, but they were permitted to make cold food, but not have to
cook meals as they did six days per week, for that was in those days their
appointed work!
However in
the man created Mishnah these rabbis, who in the Talmud cannot even agree
with each other, enumerated some 39 major Sabbath categories, with hundreds of
further subcategories of work that is forbidden on the Shabbat that should
simply be a day Sanctified to Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified name!
What does our blessed
Elohim think of all these man made laws?
Elohim, blessed be He, makes it very clear that He abhors man changing His Torah, His Word! His beloved
Torah makes it absolutely clear that no one is permitted to keep any other
Mitzvot than those given in the Torah as Elohim gave to Moshe.
The following are just several examples to be found in the Torah and Tanakh regarding altering the Word of our Elohim, blessed be He!
“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of your Elohim which I command you. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2 (JPS).
“Ye shall observe to do therefore as your Elohim hath commanded you; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. Davarim - Deuteronomy 5:28 (JPS).
“Beware lest thou forget thy Elohim, in not keeping His commandments, and
His ordinances, and His statutes, which I command thee this day” Davarim - Deuteronomy 8:11 (JPS).
“All this word which I command you, that
shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it”
Davarim - Deuteronomy
13:1 (JPS) - (Chapter 12:32 in non Jewish Scriptures).
“Every word of Elohim is pure; He is a
shield unto them that take refuge in Him. Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found
a liar”
Always
keep Elohim, blessed be He, in your prayer’s.
A
prayer in Ivtit in Hebrew and English.
“Lev
tahor bra li Elochim Veruakh nakhon khadesh bekirbi.
Al tashlokheyni mil'fanecha
Veruakh kadshecha al-tikakh mimeni”
“Almighty, create for
me a pure heart and a righteous soul and renew within me (YHVH Elohim) ([God)]. Please don't cast
me away from you and don't take from me the soul of Your Holiness!”
I pray
that you and your Mishpachah or Mesbucha
(family) will have your lives filled with the Peace of the Almighty, and that
His Torah Mitzvot will play an important role in your life!
Shalom,
Rabbi
Part Three: The 613
Mitzvoth – Laws:
1.
To know that Elohim exists (Ex. 20:2; Deut.
5:6).
2.
Not to entertain the idea that there is any
other but the Eternal (Ex. 20:3).
3.
Not to blaspheme (Ex. 22:27; in Christian
texts, Ex. 22:28), the penalty for which is death (Lev. 24:16) (negative).
4.
To hallow Elohim's name (Lev. 22:32).
5.
Not to profane Elohim's name (Lev. 22:32).
6.
To know that Elohim is ECHAD - ONE (Deut. 6:4) .
7.
To love Elohim (Deut. 6:5).
8.
To fear Him reverently (Deut. 6:13; 10:20).
9.
Not to put the word of Elohim to the test
(Deut. 6:16) (negative).
10.
To imitate His good and upright ways (Deut.
28:9).
11.
To honour the old and the wise (Lev. 19:32).
12.
To learn Torah and to teach it (Deut. 6:7).
13.
To cleave to those who know Him (Deut.
10:20).
14.
Not to add to the commandments of the Torah,
whether in the Written Law or in its interpretation received by tradition
(Deut. 13:1).
15.
Not to take away from the commandments of the
Torah (Deut. 13:1).
16.
That every person shall write a scroll of the
Torah for himself (Deut. 31:19).
17.
To circumcise the male offspring (Gen. 17:12;
Lev. 12:3).
18.
To put tzitzit on
the corners of clothing.
19.
To bind tefillin on
the head (Deut. 6:8).
20.
To bind tefillin on
the arm (Deut. 6:8).
21.
To affix the mezuzah to the doorposts and
gates of your house (Deut. 6:9).
22.
To pray to Elohim (Ex. 23:25; Deut. 6:13).
23.
To read the Shema in the morning and at night
(Deut. 6:7).
24.
To recite grace after meals (Deut. 8:10).
25.
Not to lay down a stone for worship (Lev.
26:1).
26.
To love all human beings who are of the
covenant (Lev. 19:18).
27.
Not to stand by idly when a human life is in
danger (Lev. 19:16).
28.
Not to wrong any one in speech (Lev. 25:17).
29.
Not to carry tales (Lev. 19:16).
30.
Not to cherish hatred in one's heart (Lev.
19:17).
31.
Not to take revenge (Lev. 19:18).
32.
Not to bear a grudge (Lev. 19:18).
33.
Not to put any Jew to shame (Lev. 19:17).
34.
Not to curse any other Israelite (Lev. 19:14)
(by implication: if you may not curse those who cannot hear, you certainly may
not curse those who can).
35.
Not to give occasion to the simple-minded to
stumble on the road (Lev. 19:14) (this includes doing anything that will cause
another to sin).
36.
To rebuke the sinner (Lev. 19:17).
37.
To relieve a neighbour of his burden and help
to unload his beast (Ex. 23:5).
38.
To assist in replacing the load upon a
neighbour’s beast (Deut. 22:4).
39.
Not to leave a beast, that has fallen down
beneath its burden, unaided (Deut. 22:4).
40.
Not to afflict an orphan or a widow (Ex.
22:21).
41.
Not to reap the entire field (Lev. 19:9; Lev.
23:22) (negative).
42.
To leave the un-reaped corner of the field or
orchard for the poor (Lev. 19:9) (affirmative).
43.
Not to gather gleanings (the ears that have
fallen to the ground while reaping) (Lev. 19:9) (negative).
44.
To leave the gleanings for the poor (Lev.
19:9) (affirmative).
45.
Not to gather ol'loth
(the imperfect clusters) of the vineyard (Lev. 19:10) (negative).
46.
To leave ol'loth
(the imperfect clusters) of the vineyard for the poor (Lev. 19:10; Deut. 24:21)
(affirmative).
47.
Not to gather the peret
(grapes) that have fallen to the ground (Lev. 19:10) (negative).
48.
To leave peret (the
single grapes) of the vineyard for the poor (Lev. 19:10) (affirmative).
49.
Not to return to take a forgotten sheaf
(Deut. 24:19) This applies to all fruit trees (Deut.
24:20) (negative).
50.
To leave the forgotten sheaves for the poor
(Deut. 24:19-20) (affirmative).
51.
Not to refrain from maintaining a poor man
and giving him what he needs (Deut. 15:7).
52.
To give charity according to one's means
(Deut. 15:11).
53.
To love the stranger (Deut. 10:19).
54.
Not to wrong the stranger in speech (Ex.
22:20).
55.
Not to wrong the stranger in buying or
selling (Ex. 22:20).
56.
Not to intermarry with gentiles (Deut. 7:3).
57.
To exact the debt of an alien (Deut. 15:3)
(affirmative).
58.
To lend to an alien at interest (Deut. 23:21)
According to tradition, this is mandatory (affirmative).
59.
To honour father and mother (Ex. 20:12).
60.
Not to smite a father or a mother (Ex.
21:15).
61.
Not to curse a father or mother (Ex. 21:17).
62.
To reverently fear
father and mother (Lev. 19:3).
63.
To be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28).
64.
That a eunuch shall not marry a daughter of
65.
That a mamzer shall not marry the daughter of
a Jew (Deut. 23:3).
66.
That an Ammonite or Moabite shall never marry
the daughter of an Israelite (Deut. 23:4) (negative).
67.
Not to exclude a descendant of
68.
Not to exclude an Egyptian from the community
of
69.
That there shall be no harlot (in
70.
To take a wife by kiddushin,
the sacrament of marriage (Deut. 24:1).
71.
That the newly married husband shall (be
free) for one year to rejoice with his wife (Deut. 24:5) (affirmative).
72.
That a bridegroom shall be exempt for a whole
year from taking part in any public labour, such as military service, guarding
the wall and similar duties (Deut. 24:5) (negative).
73.
Not to withhold food, clothing or conjugal
rights from a wife (Ex. 21:10).
74.
That the woman suspected of adultery shall be
dealt with as prescribed in the Torah (Num. 5:30) (affirmative).
75.
That one who defames his wife's honour (by
falsely accusing her of unchastity before marriage)
must live with her all his lifetime (Deut. 22:19) (affirmative).
76.
That a man may not divorce his wife
concerning whom he has published an evil report (about her unchastity
before marriage) (Deut. 22:19) (negative).
77.
To divorce by a formal written document
(Deut. 24:1) (affirmative).
78.
That one who divorced his wife shall not
remarry her, if after the divorce she had been married to another man (Deut.
24:4).
79.
That a widow whose husband died childless
must not be married to anyone but her deceased husband's brother (Deut. 25:5).
(this is only in effect insofar as it requires the
procedure of release below).
80.
To marry the widow of a brother who has died childless
(Deut. 25:5) (this is only in effect insofar as it requires the procedure of
release below).
81.
That the widow formally release the
brother-in-law (if he refuses to marry her) (Deut. 25:7-9).
82.
Not to indulge in familiarities with
relatives, such as kissing, embracing, winking, skipping, which
may lead to incest (Lev. 18:6).
83.
Not to commit incest with one's mother (Lev.
18:7).
84.
Not to commit sodomy with one's father (Lev.
18:7).
85.
Not to commit incest with one's father's wife
(Lev. 18:8).
86.
Not to commit incest with one's sister (Lev.
18:9).
87.
Not to commit incest with one's father's
wife's daughter (Lev. 18:9).
88.
Not to commit incest with one's son's
daughter (Lev. 18:10).
89.
Not to commit incest with one's daughter's
daughter (Lev. 18:10).
90.
Not to commit incest with one's daughter.
91.
Not to commit incest with one's fathers
sister (Lev. 18:12).
92.
Not to commit incest with one's mother's
sister (Lev. 18:13).
93.
Not to commit incest with one's father's brothers
wife (Lev. 18:14).
94.
Not to commit sodomy with one's father's
brother (Lev. 18:14).
95.
Not to commit incest with one's son's wife
(Lev. 18:15).
96.
Not to commit incest with one's brother's
wife (Lev. 18:16).
97.
Not to commit incest with one's wife's
daughter (Lev. 18:17).
98.
Not to commit incest with the daughter of
one's wife's son (Lev. 18:17).
99.
Not to commit incest with the daughter of
one's wife's daughter (Lev. 18:17).
100.
Not to commit incest with one's wife's sister (Lev.
18:18).
101.
Not to have intercourse with a woman, in her
menstrual period (Lev. 18:19).
102.
Not to have intercourse with another man's wife
(Lev. 18:20).
103.
Not to commit sodomy with a male (Lev. 18:22).
104.
Not to have intercourse with a beast (Lev. 18:23).
105.
That a woman shall not have intercourse with a beast
(Lev. 18:23).
106.
Not to castrate the male of any species; neither a
man, nor a domestic or wild beast, nor a fowl (Lev. 22:24).
107.
That the new month shall be solemnly proclaimed as
holy, and the months and years shall be calculated by the Supreme Court only
(Ex. 12:2) (affirmative) (the authority to declare months is inferred from the
use of the word "unto you").
108.
Not to travel on Shabbat outside the limits of one's
place of residence (Ex. 16:29).
109.
To sanctify Shabbat (Ex. 20:8).
110.
Not to do work on Shabbat (Ex. 20:10).
111.
To rest on Shabbat (Ex. 23:12; 34:21).
112.
To celebrate the festivals [Passover,
113.
To rejoice on the festivals (Deut. 16:14).
114.
To appear in the Sanctuary on the festivals (Deut.
16:16) (affirmative).
115.
To remove chametz on the
Eve of Passover (Ex. 12:15).
116.
To rest on the first day of Passover (Ex. 12:16;
Lev. 23:7).
117.
Not to do work on the first day of Passover (Ex.
12:16; Lev. 23:6-7).
118.
To rest on the seventh day of Passover (Ex. 12:16;
Lev. 23:8).
119.
Not to do work on the seventh day of Passover (Ex.
12:16; Lev. 23:8).
120.
To eat matzah on the first
night of Passover (Ex. 12:18).
121.
That no chametz be in the
Israelite's possession during Passover (Ex. 12:19).
122.
Not to eat any food containing chametz
on Passover (Ex. 12:20).
123.
Not to eat chametz on
Passover (Ex. 13:3).
124.
That chametz shall not be
seen in an Israelite's home during Passover (Ex. 13:7).
125.
To discuss the departure from
126.
Not to eat chametz after
mid-day on the fourteenth of Nissan (Deut. 16:3).
127.
To count forty-nine days from the time of the
cutting of the Omer (first sheaves of the barley harvest) (Lev. 23:15).
128.
To rest on
129.
Not to do work on the
130.
To rest on Rosh Hashanah (Lev. 23:24).
131.
Not to do work on Rosh Hashanah (Lev. 23:25).
132.
To hear the sound of the shofar
on Rosh Hashanah (Num. 29:1).
133.
To fast on Yom Kippur (Lev. 23:27).
134.
Not to eat or drink on Yom Kippur (Lev. 23:29).
135.
Not to do work on Yom Kippur (Lev. 23:31).
136.
To rest on the Yom Kippur (Lev. 23:32).
137.
To rest on the first day of Sukkot
(Lev. 23:35).
138.
Not to do work on the first day of Sukkot (Lev. 23:35).
139.
To rest on the eighth day of Sukkot
(
140.
Not to do work on the eighth day of Sukkot (
141.
To take during Sukkot a
palm branch and the other three plants (Lev. 23:40).
142.
To dwell in booths seven days during Sukkot (Lev. 23:42).
143.
To examine the marks in cattle (so as to distinguish
the clean from the unclean) (Lev. 11:2) (affirmative).
144.
Not to eat the flesh of unclean beasts (Lev. 11:4).
145.
To examine the marks in fishes (so as to distinguish
the clean from the unclean (Lev. 11:9).
146.
Not to eat unclean fish (Lev. 11:11).
147.
To examine the marks in fowl, so as to distinguish
the clean from the unclean (Deut. 14:11) (affirmative).
148.
Not to eat unclean fowl (Lev. 11:13).
149.
To examine the marks in locusts, so as to
distinguish the clean from the unclean (Lev. 11:21) (affirmative).
150.
Not to eat a worm found in fruit (Lev. 11:41).
151.
Not to eat of things that creep upon the earth (Lev.
11:41-42).
152.
Not to eat any vermin of the earth (Lev. 11:44).
153.
Not to eat things that swarm in the water (Lev.
11:43 and 46).
154.
Not to eat of winged insects (Deut. 14:19).
155.
Not to eat the flesh of a beast that is terefah (lit torn) (Ex. 22:30).
156.
Not to eat the flesh of a beast that died of itself
(Deut. 14:21).
157.
To slay cattle, deer and fowl according to the laws
of shechitah if their flesh is to be eaten (Deut.
12:21) - ("as I have commanded" in this verse refers to the
technique).
158.
Not to eat a limb removed from a living beast (Deut.
12:23).
159.
Not to slaughter an animal and its young on the same
day (Lev. 22:28).
160.
Not to take the mother-bird with the young (Deut.
22:6).
161.
To set the mother-bird free when taking the nest
(Deut. 22:6-7).
162.
Not to eat the flesh of an ox that was condemned to
be stoned (Ex. 21:28) (negative).
163.
Not to boil meat with milk (Ex. 23:19).
164.
Not to eat flesh with milk (Ex. 34:26) (according to
the Talmud, this passage is a distinct prohibition from the one in Ex. 23:19).
165.
Not to eat the of the
thigh-vein which shrank (Gen. 32:33).
166.
Not to eat chelev (tallow-fat)
(Lev. 7:23).
167.
Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26).
168.
To cover the blood of undomesticated animals (deer,
etc.) and of fowl that have been killed (Lev. 17:13).
169.
Not to eat or drink like a glutton or a drunkard
(not to rebel against father or mother) (Lev. 19:26; Deut. 21:20).
170.
Not to do wrong in buying or selling (Lev. 25:14).
171.
Not to make a loan to an Israelite on interest (Lev.
25:37).
172.
Not to borrow on interest (Deut. 23:20) (because
this would cause the lender to sin).
173.
Not to take part in any usurious transaction between
borrower and lender, neither as a surety, nor as a witness, nor as a writer of
the bond for them (Ex. 22:24).
174.
To lend to a poor person (Ex. 22:24) (even though
the passage says "if you lend" it is understood as obligatory).
175.
Not to demand from a poor man repayment of his debt,
when the creditor knows that he cannot pay, nor press him (Ex. 22:24).
176.
Not to take in pledge utensils used in preparing
food (Deut. 24:6).
177.
Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force (Deut.
24:10).
178.
Not to keep the pledge from its owner at the time
when he needs it (Deut. 24:12).
179.
To return a pledge to its owner (Deut. 24:13).
180.
Not to take a pledge from a widow (Deut. 24:17).
181.
Not to commit fraud in measuring (Lev. 19:35).
182.
To ensure that scales and weights are correct (Lev.
19:36) (affirmative).
183.
Not to possess inaccurate measures and weights
(Deut. 25:13-14).
184.
Not to delay payment of a hired man's wages (Lev.
19:13).
185.
That the hired labourer shall be permitted to eat of
the produce he is reaping (Deut. 23:25-26).
186.
That the hired labourer shall not take more than he
can eat (Deut. 23:25).
187.
That a hired labourer shall not eat produce that is
not being harvested (Deut. 23:26).
188.
To pay wages to the hired man at the due time (Deut.
24:15).
189.
To deal judicially with the Hebrew bondman in
accordance with the laws appertaining to him (Ex. 21:2-6) (affirmative).
190.
Not to compel the Hebrew servant to do the work of a
slave (Lev. 25:39) (negative).
191.
Not to sell a Hebrew servant as a slave (Lev. 25:42)
(negative).
192.
Not to treat a Hebrew servant rigorously (Lev.
25:43) (negative).
193.
Not to permit a gentile to treat harshly a Hebrew
bondman sold to him (Lev. 25:53) (negative).
194.
Not to send away a Hebrew bondman servant empty
handed, when he is freed from service (Deut. 15:13) (negative).
195.
To bestow liberal gifts upon the Hebrew bondsman (at
the end of his term of service), and the same should be done to a Hebrew
bondwoman (Deut. 15:14) (affirmative).
196.
To redeem a Hebrew maid-servant (Ex. 21:8)
(affirmative).
197.
Not to sell a Hebrew maid-servant to another person
(Ex. 21:8) (negative).
198.
To espouse a Hebrew maid-servant (Ex. 21:8-9)
(affirmative).
199.
To keep the Canaanite slave forever (Lev. 25:46)
(affirmative).
200.
Not to surrender a slave, who has fled to the
201.
Not to wrong such a slave (Deut. 23:17) (negative).
202.
Not to muzzle a beast, while it is working in
produce which it can eat and enjoy (Deut. 25:4).
203.
That a man should fulfil whatever he has uttered
(Deut. 23:24).
204.
Not to swear needlessly (Ex. 20:7).
205.
Not to violate an oath or swear falsely (Lev.
19:12).
206.
To decide in cases of annulment of vows, according
to the rules set forth in the Torah (Num. 30:2-17).
207.
Not to break a vow (Num. 30:3).
208.
To swear by His name truly (Deut. 10:20)
(affirmative).
209.
Not to delay in fulfilling vows or bringing vowed or
free-will offerings (Deut. 23:22).
210.
To let the land lie fallow in the Sabbatical year
(Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:2) (affirmative) (CCI20).
211.
To cease from tilling the land in the Sabbatical
year (Ex. 23:11) (affirmative) (Lev. 25:2) (CCI21).
212.
Not to till the ground in the Sabbatical year (Lev.
25:4) (negative).
213.
Not to do any work on the trees in the Sabbatical
year (Lev. 25:4) (negative).
214.
Not to reap the aftermath that grows in the
Sabbatical year, in the same way as it is reaped in other years (Lev. 25:5)
(negative).
215.
Not to gather the fruit of the tree in the
Sabbatical year in the same way as it is gathered in other years (Lev. 25:5) (negative).
216.
To sound the Ram's horn in the Sabbatical year (Lev.
25:9) (affirmative).
217.
To release debts in the seventh year (Deut. 15:2).
218.
Not to demand return of a loan after the Sabbatical
year has passed (Deut. 15:2).
219.
Not to refrain from making a loan to a poor man,
because of the release of loans in the Sabbatical year (Deut. 15:9).
220.
To assemble the people to hear the Torah at the
close of the seventh year (Deut. 31:12) (affirmative)
221.
To count the years of the Jubilee by years and by
cycles of seven years (Lev. 25:8) (affirmative).
222.
To keep the Jubilee year holy by resting and letting
the land lie fallow (Lev. 25:10) (affirmative).
223.
Not to cultivate the soil
nor do any work on the trees, in the Jubilee Year (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
224.
Not to reap the aftermath of the field that grew of
itself in the Jubilee Year, in the same way as in other years (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
225.
Not to gather the fruit of the tree in the Jubilee
Year, in the same way as in other years (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
226.
To grant redemption to the land in the Jubilee year
(Lev. 25:24) (affirmative).
227.
To appoint judges and officers in
every community of
228.
Not to appoint as a judge, a
person who is not well versed in the laws of the Torah, even if he is expert in
other branches of knowledge (Deut. 1:17).
229.
To adjudicate cases of purchase
and sale (Lev. 25:14).
230.
To judge cases of liability of a
paid depositary (Ex. 22:9) (affirmative).
231.
To adjudicate cases of loss for
which a gratuitous borrower is liable (Ex. 22:13-14) (affirmative).
232.
To adjudicate cases of
inheritances (Num. 27:8-11).
233.
To judge cases of damage caused
by an uncovered pit (Ex. 21:33-34) (affirmative).
234.
To judge cases of injuries caused
by beasts (Ex. 21:35-36) (affirmative).
235.
To adjudicate cases of damage
caused by trespass of cattle (Ex. 22:4) (affirmative).
236.
To adjudicate cases of damage
caused by fire (Ex. 22:5) (affirmative).
237.
To adjudicate cases of damage
caused by a gratuitous depositary (Ex. 22:6-7) (affirmative).
238.
To adjudicate other cases between
a plaintiff and a defendant (Ex. 22:8) (affirmative).
239.
Not to curse a judge (Ex. 22:27).
240.
That one who possesses evidence
shall testify in Court (Lev. 5:1) (affirmative).
241.
Not to testify falsely (Ex.
20:13).
242.
That a witness, who has testified
in a capital case, shall not lay down the law in that particular case (Num.
35:30) (negative).
243.
That a transgressor shall not
testify (Ex. 23:1).
244.
That the court shall not accept
the testimony of a close relative of the defendant in matters of capital
punishment (Deut. 24:16).
245.
Not to hear one of the parties to
a suit in the absence of the other party (Ex. 23:1).
246.
To examine witnesses thoroughly
(Deut. 13:15) (affirmative).
247.
Not to decide a case on the
evidence of a single witness (Deut. 19:15).
248.
To give the decision according to
the majority, when there is a difference of opinion among the members of the
Sanhedrin as to matters of law (Ex. 23:2) (affirmative).
249.
Not to decide, in capital cases,
according to the view of the majority, when those who are for condemnation
exceed by one only, those who are for acquittal (Ex. 23:2) (negative).
250.
That, in capital cases, one who
had argued for acquittal, shall not later on argue for condemnation (Ex. 23:2)
(negative).
251.
To treat parties in a litigation
with equal impartiality (Lev. 19:15) (affirmative).
252.
Not to render iniquitous
decisions (Lev. 19:15).
253.
Not to favour a great man when
trying a case (Lev. 19:15).
254.
Not to take a bribe (Ex. 23:8).
255.
Not to be afraid of a bad man,
when trying a case (Deut. 1:17).
256.
Not to be moved in trying a case,
by the poverty of one of the parties (Ex. 23:3; Lev. 19:15).
257.
Not to pervert the judgment of
strangers or orphans (Deut. 24:17).
258.
Not to pervert the judgment of a
sinner (a person poor in fulfilment of commandments) (Ex. 23:6).
259.
Not to render a decision on one's
personal opinion, but only on the evidence of two witnesses, who saw what
actually occurred (Ex. 23:7) (negative).
260.
Not to execute one guilty of a
capital offense, before he has stood his trial (Num.
35:12) (negative).
261.
To accept the rulings of every
Supreme Court in
262.
Not to rebel against the orders
of the Court (Deut. 17:11).
263.
To make a parapet for your roof
(Deut. 22:8).
264.
Not to leave something that might
cause hurt (Deut. 22:8).
265.
To save the pursued even at the
cost of the life of the pursuer (Deut. 25:12) (affirmative).
266.
Not to spare a pursuer, but he is
to be slain before he reaches the pursued and slays the latter, or uncovers his
nakedness (Deut. 25:12) (negative).
267.
Not to sell a field in the
268.
Not to change the character of the open land (about
the cities of) the Levites or of their fields; not to sell it in perpetuity,
but it may be redeemed at any time (Lev. 25:34) (negative).
269.
That houses sold within a walled city may be
redeemed within a year (Lev. 25:29) (affirmative).
270.
Not to remove landmarks (property boundaries) (Deut.
19:14).
271.
Not to swear falsely in denial of another's property
rights (Lev. 19:11).
272.
Not to deny falsely another's property rights (Lev.
19:11).
273.
Never to settle in the
274.
Not to steal personal property (Lev. 19:11).
275.
To restore that which one took by robbery (Lev.
5:23).
276.
To return lost property (Deut. 22:1).
277.
Not to pretend not to have seen lost property, to
avoid the obligation to return it (Deut. 22:3).
278.
Not to slay an innocent person (Ex. 20:13).
279.
Not to kidnap any person of
280.
Not to rob by violence (Lev. 19:13).
281.
Not to defraud (Lev. 19:13).
282.
Not to covet what belongs to another (Ex. 20:14).
283.
Not to crave something that belongs to another
(Deut. 5:18).
284.
Not to indulge in evil thoughts and sights (Num.
15:39).
285.
That the Court shall pass sentence of death by
decapitation with the sword (Ex. 21:20; Lev. 26:25) (affirmative).
286.
That the Court shall pass sentence of death by
strangulation (Lev. 20:10) (affirmative).
287.
That the Court shall pass sentence of death by
burning with fire (Lev. 20:14) (affirmative).
288.
That the Court shall pass sentence of death by
stoning (Deut. 22:24) (affirmative).
289.
To hang the dead body of one who has incurred that
penalty (Deut. 21:22) (affirmative).
290.
That the dead body of an executed criminal shall not
remain hanging on the tree over night (Deut. 21:23) (negative).
291.
To inter the executed on the day of execution (Deut.
21:23) (affirmative)
292.
Not to accept ransom from a murderer (Num. 35:31)
(negative).
293.
To exile one who committed accidental homicide (Num.
35:25) (affirmative).
294.
To establish six cities of refuge (for those who
committed accidental homicide) (Deut. 19:3) (affirmative).
295.
Not to accept ransom from an accidental homicide, so
as to relieve him from exile (Num. 35:32) (negative).
296.
To decapitate the heifer in the manner prescribed
(in expiation of a murder on the road, the perpetrator of which remained
undiscovered) (Deut. 21:4) (affirmative).
297.
Not to plough nor sow the rough valley (in which a
heifer's neck was broken) (Deut. 21:4) (negative).
298.
To adjudge a thief to pay compensation or (in
certain cases) suffer death (Ex. 21:16; Ex. 21:37; Ex. 22:1) (affirmative).
299.
That he who inflicts a bodily injury shall pay
monetary compensation (Ex. 21:18-19) (affirmative).
300.
To impose a penalty of fifty shekels upon the
seducer (of an unbetrothed virgin) and enforce the
other rules in connection with the case (Ex. 22:15-16) (affirmative).
301.
That the violator (of an unbetrothed
virgin) shall marry her (Deut. 22:28-29) (affirmative).
302.
That one who has raped a damsel and has then (in
accordance with the law) married her, may not divorce her (Deut. 22:29)
(negative).
303.
Not to inflict punishment on Shabbat (Ex. 35:3)
(because some punishments were inflicted by fire) (negative).
304.
To punish the wicked by the infliction of stripes
(Deut. 25:2) (affirmative).
305.
Not to exceed the statutory number of stripes laid on one who has incurred that punishment (Deut. 25:3)
(and by implication, not to strike anyone).
306.
Not to spare the offender, in imposing the
prescribed penalties on one who has caused damage (Deut. 19:13) (negative).
307.
To do unto false witnesses as they had purposed to
do (to the accused) (Deut. 19:19) (affirmative).
308.
Not to punish any one who has committed an offense under duress (Deut. 22:26) (negative).
309.
To heed the call of every prophet in each
generation, provided that he neither adds to, nor takes away from the Torah
(Deut. 18:15) (affirmative).
310.
Not to prophesy falsely (Deut. 18:20).
311.
Not to refrain from
putting a false prophet to death nor to be in fear of him
(Deut. 18:22) (negative).
312.
Not to make a graven image; neither to make it
oneself nor to have it made by others (Ex. 20:4).
313.
Not to make any figures for ornament, even if they
are not worshipped (Ex. 20:20).
314.
Not to make idols even for others (Ex. 34:17; Lev.
19:4) (CCN10).
315.
Not to use the ornament of any object of idolatrous
worship (Deut. 7:25).
316.
Not to make use of an idol or its accessory objects,
offerings, or libations (Deut. 7:26).
317.
Not to drink wine of idolaters (Deut. 32:38).
318.
Not to worship an idol in the way in which it is
usually worshipped (Ex. 20:5).
319.
Not to bow down to an idol, even if that is not its
mode of worship (Ex. 20:5).
320.
Not to prophesy in the name of an idol (Ex. 23:13;
Deut. 18:20).
321.
Not to hearken to one who prophesies in the name of
an idol (Deut. 13:4).
322.
Not to lead the children of
323.
Not to entice an Israelite to idolatry (Deut.
13:12).
324.
To destroy idolatry and its appurtenances (Deut.
12:2-3) (affirmative).
325.
Not to love the enticer to idolatry (Deut. 13:9).
326.
Not to give up hating the enticer to idolatry (Deut.
13:9).
327.
Not to save the enticer from capital punishment, but
to stand by at his execution (Deut. 13:9) (negative).
328.
A person whom he attempted to entice to idolatry
shall not urge pleas for the acquittal of the enticer (Deut. 13:9).
329.
A person whom he attempted to entice shall not
refrain from giving evidence of the enticer's guilt, if he has such evidence
(Deut. 13:9) (negative).
330.
Not to swear by an idol to its worshipers, nor cause
them to swear by it (Ex. 23:13).
331.
Not to turn one's attention to idolatry (Lev. 19:4).
332.
Not to adopt the institutions of idolaters nor their
customs (Lev. 18:3; Lev. 20:23).
333.
Not to pass a child through the fire to Molech (Lev. 18:21) (negative).
334.
Not to suffer any one practicing witchcraft to live
(Ex. 22:17) (negative).
335.
Not to practice onein
(observing times or seasons as favourable or unfavourable, using astrology)
(Lev. 19:26).
336.
Not to practice nachesh (doing
things based on signs and portents; using charms and incantations) (Lev.
19:26).
337.
Not to consult ovoth
(ghosts) (Lev. 19:31).
338.
Not to consult yid'onim
(wizards) (Lev. 19:31).
339.
Not to practice kisuf
(magic using herbs, stones and objects that people use) (Deut. 18:10).
340.
Not to practice kessem (a
general term for magical practices) (Deut. 18:10).
341.
Not to practice the art of a chover
chaver (casting spells over snakes and scorpions)
(Deut. 18:11).
342.
Not to enquire of an ob (a ghost) (Deut. 18:11).
343.
Not to seek the maytim
(dead) (Deut. 18:11).
344.
Not to enquire of a yid'oni
(wizard) (Deut. 18:11).
345.
Not to remove the entire beard, like the idolaters
(Lev. 19:27).
346.
Not to round the corners of the head, as the
idolatrous priests do (Lev. 19:27).
347.
Not to cut oneself or make incisions in one's flesh
in grief, like the idolaters (Lev. 19:28; Deut. 14:1).
348.
Not to tattoo the body like the idolaters (Lev.
19:28).
349.
Not to make a bald spot for the dead (Deut. 14:1).
350.
Not to plant a tree for worship (Deut. 16:21) (negative).
351.
Not to set up a pillar (for worship) (Deut. 16:22).
352.
Not to show favour to idolaters (Deut. 7:2).
353.
Not to make a covenant with the seven (Canaanite,
idolatrous) nations (Ex. 23:32; Deut. 7:2) (negative).
354.
Not to settle idolaters in our land (Ex. 23:33)
(negative).
355.
To slay the inhabitants of a city that has become
idolatrous and burn that city (Deut. 13:16-17) (affirmative).
356.
Not to rebuild a city that has been led astray to
idolatry (Deut. 13:17) (negative).
357.
Not to make use of the property of city that has
been so led astray (Deut. 13:18) (negative).
358.
Not to cross-breed cattle of different species (Lev.
19:19).
359.
Not to sow different kinds of seed together in one
field (Lev. 19:19).
360.
Not to eat the fruit of a tree for three years from
the time it was planted (Lev. 19:23).
361.
That the fruit of fruit-bearing trees in the fourth
year of their planting shall be sacred like the second tithe and eaten in
362.
Not to sow grain or herbs in a vineyard (Deut. 22:9)
(negative).
363.
Not to eat the produce of diverse seeds sown in a
vineyard (Deut. 22:9) (negative).
364.
Not to work with beasts of different species, yoked
together (Deut. 22:10).
365.
That a man shall not wear women's clothing (Deut.
22:5).
366.
That a woman should not wear men's clothing (Deut.
22:5).
367.
Not to wear garments made of wool and linen mixed
together (Deut. 22:11).
368.
To redeem the firstborn human male (Ex. 13:13; Ex.
34:20; Num. 18:15).
369.
To redeem the firstling of an ass (Ex. 13:13; Ex.
34:20).
370.
To break the neck of the firstling of an ass if it
is not redeemed (Ex. 13:13; Ex. 34:20).
371.
Not to redeem the firstling of a clean beast (Num.
18:17).
372.
That the kohanim shall put
on priestly vestments for the service (Ex. 28:2) (affirmative).
373.
Not to tear the High Kohein's
robe (Ex. 28:32) (negative)
374.
That the kohein shall not
enter the Sanctuary at all times (i.e., at times when he is not performing
service) (Lev. 16:2) (negative).
375.
That the ordinary kohein
shall not defile himself by contact with any dead, other than immediate
relatives (Lev. 21:1-3) .
376.
That the kohanim defile
themselves for their deceased relatives (by attending their burial), and mourn
for them like other Israelites, who are commanded to mourn for their relatives
(Lev. 21:3).
377.
That a kohein who had an
immersion during the day (to cleanse him from his uncleanness) shall not serve
in the Sanctuary until after sunset (Lev. 21:6) (negative).
378.
That a kohein shall not
marry a divorced woman (Lev. 21:7) (CCN140).
379.
That a kohein shall not
marry a harlot (Lev. 21:7).
380.
That a kohein shall not
marry a profaned woman (Lev. 21:7).
381.
To show honour to a kohein,
and to give him precedence in all things that are holy (Lev. 21:8).
382.
That a High Kohein shall
not defile himself with any dead, even if they are relatives (Lev. 21:11)
(negative).
383.
That a High Kohein shall
not go (under the same roof) with a dead body (Lev. 21:11) It has been learnt
by tradition that a kohein, who does so, violates the
prohibition, "Neither shall he go in ", and also the prohibition "He shall not defile
himself" (negative).
384.
That the High Kohein shall
marry a virgin (Lev. 21:13) (affirmative).
385.
That the High Kohein shall
not marry a widow (Lev. 21:14) (negative).
386.
That the High Kohein shall
not cohabit with a widow, even without marriage, because he profanes her
(Lev.21:15) (negative).
387.
That a person with a physical blemish shall not
serve (in the Sanctuary) (Lev. 21:17) (negative).
388.
That a kohein with a temporary
blemish shall not serve there (Lev. 21:21) (negative).
389.
That a person with a physical blemish shall not
enter the Sanctuary further than the altar (Lev. 21:23) (negative).
390.
That a kohein who is
unclean shall not serve (in the Sanctuary) (Lev. 22:2-3) (negative).
391.
To send the unclean out of the Camp of the Shechinah, that is, out of the Sanctuary (Num. 5:2) (affirmative).
392.
That a kohein who is
unclean shall not enter the courtyard (Num. 5:2-3) This
refers to the Camp of the Shechinah (negative).
393.
That the kohanim shall
bless
394.
To set apart a portion of the dough for the kohein (Num. 15:20) (CCA57).
395.
That the Levites shall not occupy themselves with
the service that belongs to the kohanim, nor the kohanim with that belonging to the Levites (Num. 18:3)
(negative).
396.
That one not a descendant of
397.
That the Levite shall serve in the Sanctuary (Num.
18:23) (affirmative).
398.
To give the Levites cities to dwell in, these to
serve also as cities of refuge (Num. 35:2) (affirmative).
399.
That none of the tribe of
400.
That none of the tribe of
401.
That the kohanim shall
serve in the Sanctuary in divisions, but on festivals, they all serve together
(Deut. 18:6-8).
402.
That an uncircumcised person shall not shall not eat
of the t'rumah (heave offering), and the same applies
to other holy things. This rule is inferred from the law of the Paschal
offering, by similarity of phrase (Ex. 12:44-45 and Lev. 22:10) but it is not
explicitly set forth in the Torah. Traditionally, it has been learnt that the
rule that the uncircumcised must not eat holy things is an essential principle
of the Torah and not an enactment of the Scribes (negative).
403.
Not to alter the order of separating the t'rumah and the tithes; the separation be in the order
first-fruits at the beginning, then the t'rumah, then
the first tithe, and last the second tithe (Ex. 22:28) (negative).
404.
To give half a shekel every year (to the Sanctuary
for provision of the public sacrifices) (Ex. 30:13) (affirmative).
405.
That a kohein who is
unclean shall not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 22:3-4)
(negative).
406.
That a person who is not a kohein
or the wife or unmarried daughter of a kohein shall
not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 22:10) (negative).
407.
That a sojourner with a kohein
or his hired servant shall not eat of the t'rumah
(Lev. 22:10) (negative).
408.
Not to eat tevel
(something from which the t'rumah and tithe have not
yet been separated) (Lev. 22:15) (negative).
409.
To set apart the tithe of the produce (one tenth of
the produce after taking out t'rumah) for the Levites
(Lev.27:30; Num. 18:24) (affirmative).
410.
To tithe cattle (Lev. 27:32) (affirmative).
411.
Not to sell the tithe of the heard (Lev. 27:32-33)
(negative).
412.
That the Levites shall set apart a tenth of the
tithes, which they had received from the Israelites, and give it to the kohanim (called the t'rumah of
the tithe) (Num. 18:26) (affirmative).
413.
Not to eat the second tithe of cereals outside
414.
Not to consume the second tithe of the vintage
outside of
415.
Not to consume the second tithe of the oil outside
of
416.
Not to forsake the Levites (Deut. 12:19); but their
gifts (dues) should be given to them, so that they might rejoice therewith on
each and every festival (negative).
417.
To set apart the second tithe in the first, second,
fourth and fifth years of the sabbatical cycle to be eaten by its owner in
418.
To set apart the second tithe in the third and sixth
year of the sabbatical cycle for the poor (Deut. 14:28-29) (affirmative),
(today, it must be separated out but need not be given to the poor).
419.
To give the kohein the due
portions of the carcass of cattle (Deut. 18:3).
420.
To give the first of the fleece to the kohein (Deut. 18:4).
421.
To set apart t'rumah g'dolah (the great heave-offering, that is, a small portion
of the grain, wine and oil) for the kohein (Deut.
18:4) (affirmative).
422.
Not to expend the proceeds of the second tithe on
anything but food and drink (Deut. 26:14) Anything outside of things necessary
for sustenance comes within the class in the phrase "Given for the
dead" (negative).
423.
Not to eat the Second Tithe, even in
424.
Not to eat the Second Tithe, when mourning (Deut.
26:14) (negative).
425.
To make the declaration, when bringing the second
tithe to the Sanctuary (Deut. 26:13) (affirmative).
426.
Not to build an altar of hewn stone (Ex. 20:22)
(negative).
427.
Not to mount the altar by steps (Ex. 20:23)
(negative).
428.
To build the Sanctuary (Ex. 25:8) (affirmative).
429.
Not to remove the staves from the
430.
To set the showbread and the frankincense before the
L-rd every Shabbat (Ex. 25:30) (affirmative).
431.
To kindle lights in the Sanctuary (Ex. 27:21)
(affirmative).
432.
That the breastplate shall not be loosened from the
ephod (Ex. 28:28) (negative).
433.
To offer up incense twice daily (Ex. 30:7)
(affirmative).
434.
Not to offer strange incense nor any sacrifice upon
the golden altar (Ex. 30:9) (negative).
435.
That the kohein shall wash
his hands and feet at the time of service (Ex. 30:19) (affirmative).
436.
To prepare the oil of anointment and anoint high kohanim and kings with it (Ex. 30:31) (affirmative).
437.
Not to compound oil for lay use after the formula of
the anointing oil (Ex. 30:32-33).
438.
Not to anoint a stranger with the anointing oil (Ex.
30:32) (negative).
439.
Not to compound anything after the formula of the
incense (Ex. 30:37).
440.
That he who, in error, makes unlawful use of sacred
things, shall make restitution of the value of his trespass and add a fifth
(Lev. 5:16) (affirmative).
441.
To remove the ashes from the altar (Lev. 6:3)
(affirmative).
442.
To keep fire always burning on the altar of the
burnt-offering (Lev. 6:6) (affirmative).
443.
Not to extinguish the fire on the altar (Lev. 6:6)
(negative).
444.
That a kohein shall not
enter the Sanctuary with dishevelled hair (Lev. 10:6) (negative).
445.
That a kohein shall not
enter the Sanctuary with torn garments (Lev. 10:6) (negative).
446.
That the kohein shall not
leave the Courtyard of the Sanctuary, during service (Lev. 10:7).
447.
That an intoxicated person shall not enter the
Sanctuary nor give decisions in matters of the Law (Lev.10:9-11) (negative).
448.
To revere the Sanctuary (Lev. 19:30) (today, this
applies to synagogues).
449.
That when the
450.
To observe the second Passover (Num. 9:11)
(affirmative).
451.
To eat the flesh of the Paschal lamb on it, with
unleavened bread and bitter herbs (Num. 9:11) (affirmative).
452.
Not to leave any flesh of the Paschal lamb brought
on the second Passover until the morning (Num. 9:12) (negative).
453.
Not to break a bone of the Paschal lamb brought on
the second Passover (Num. 9:12) (negative).
454.
To sound the trumpets at the offering of sacrifices
and in times of trouble (Num. 10:9-10) (affirmative).
455.
To watch over the edifice continually (Num. 18:2)
(affirmative).
456.
Not to allow the Sanctuary to remain unwatched (Num.
18:5) (negative).
457.
That an offering shall be brought by one who has in
error committed a trespass against sacred things, or robbed, or lain carnally
with a bond-maid betrothed to a man, or denied what was deposited with him and
swore falsely to support his denial. This is called a guilt-offering for a
known trespass (affirmative).
458.
Not to destroy anything of the Sanctuary, of
synagogues, or of houses of study, nor erase the holy names (of Elohim); nor
may sacred scriptures be destroyed (Deut. 12:2-4).
459.
To sanctify the firstling of
clean cattle and offer it up (Ex. 13:2; Deut. 15:19) (at the present time, it
is not offered up).
460.
To slay the Paschal lamb (Ex. 12:6)
(affirmative).
461.
To eat the flesh of the Paschal
sacrifice on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan (Ex. 12:8) (affirmative).
462.
Not to eat the flesh of the
Paschal lamb raw or sodden (Ex. 12:9) (negative).
463.
Not to leave any portion of the
flesh of the Paschal sacrifice until the morning unconsumed (Ex. 12:10)
(negative).
464.
Not to give the flesh of the
Paschal lamb to an Israelite who had become an apostate (Ex. 12:43) (negative).
465.
Not to give flesh of the Paschal
lamb to a stranger who lives among you to eat (Ex. 12:45) (negative).
466.
Not to take any of the flesh of
the Paschal lamb from the company's place of assembly (Ex. 12:46) (negative).
467.
Not to break a bone of the
Paschal lamb (Ex. 12:46) (negative).
468.
That the uncircumcised shall not
eat of the flesh of the Paschal lamb (Ex. 12:48) (negative).
469.
Not to slaughter the Paschal lamb
while there is chametz in the home (Ex. 23:18; Ex.
24:25) (negative).
470.
Not to leave the part of the
Paschal lamb that should be burnt on the altar until the morning, when it will no
longer be fit to be burnt (Ex. 23:18; Ex. 24:25) (negative).
471.
Not to go up to the Sanctuary for
the festival without bringing an offering (Ex. 23:15) (negative).
472.
To bring the first fruits to the
Sanctuary (Ex. 23:19) (affirmative).
473.
That the flesh of a sin-offering
and guilt-offering shall be eaten (Ex. 29:33).
474.
That one not of the seed of
475.
To observe the procedure of the
burnt-offering (Lev. 1:3) (affirmative).
476.
To observe the procedure of the
meal-offering (Lev. 2:1) (affirmative).
477.
Not to offer up leaven or honey
(Lev. 2:11) (negative).
478.
That every sacrifice be salted
(Lev. 2:13) (affirmative).
479.
Not to offer up any offering
unsalted (Lev. 2:13) (negative).
480.
That the Court of Judgment shall
offer up a sacrifice if they have erred in a judicial pronouncement (Lev. 4:13)
(affirmative).
481.
That an individual shall bring a
sin-offering if he has sinned in error by committing a transgression, the
conscious violation of which is punished with excision (Lev. 4:27-28)
(affirmative).
482.
To offer a sacrifice of varying
value in accordance with one's means (Lev. 5:7) (affirmative).
483.
Not to sever completely the head
of a fowl brought as a sin-offering (Lev. 5:8) (negative).
484.
Not to put olive oil in a
sin-offering made of flour (Lev. 5:11) (negative).
485.
Not to put frankincense on a
sin-offering made of flour (Lev. 5:11) (negative).
486.
That an individual shall bring an
offering if he is in doubt as to whether he has committed a sin for which one has to bring a sin-offering. This is called
a guilt-offering for doubtful sins (Lev. 5:17-19) (affirmative).
487.
That the remainder of the meal
offerings shall be eaten (Lev. 6:9) (affirmative).
488.
Not to allow the remainder of the
meal offerings to become leavened (Lev. 6:10) (negative).
489.
That the High Kohein
shall offer a meal offering daily (Lev. 6:13) (affirmative).
490.
Not to eat of the meal offering
brought by the kohanim (Lev. 6:16) (negative).
491.
To observe the procedure of the
sin-offering (Lev. 6:18) (affirmative).
492.
Not to eat of the flesh of sin
offerings, the blood of which is brought within the Sanctuary and sprinkled towards the Veil (Lev. 6:23) (negative).
493.
To observe the procedure of the
guilt-offering (Lev. 7:1) (affirmative).
494.
To observe the procedure of the
peace-offering (Lev. 7:11) (affirmative).
495.
To burn meat of the holy
sacrifice that has remained over (Lev. 7:17) (affirmative).
496.
Not to eat of sacrifices that are
eaten beyond the appointed time for eating them (Lev. 7:18) The
penalty is excision (negative).
497.
Not to eat of holy things that
have become unclean (Lev. 7:19) (negative).
498.
To burn meat of the holy
sacrifice that has become unclean (Lev. 7:19) (affirmative).
499.
That a person who is unclean shall
not eat of things that are holy (Lev. 7:20) (negative).
500.
A kohein's
daughter who profaned herself shall not eat of the holy things, neither of the
heave offering nor of the breast, nor of the shoulder of peace offerings (Lev.
10:14, Lev. 22:12) (negative).
501.
That a woman after childbirth
shall bring an offering when she is clean (Lev. 12:6) (affirmative).
502.
That the leper shall bring a
sacrifice after he is cleansed (Lev. 14:10) (affirmative).
503.
That a man having an issue shall
bring a sacrifice after he is cleansed of his issue (Lev. 15:13-15)
(affirmative).
504.
That a woman having an issue
shall bring a sacrifice after she is cleansed of her issue (Lev. 15:28-30)
(affirmative).
505.
To observe, on Yom Kippur, the
service appointed for that day, regarding the sacrifice, confessions, sending
away of the scapegoat, etc. (Lev. 16:3-34) (affirmative).
506.
Not to slaughter beasts set apart
for sacrifices outside (the Sanctuary) (Lev. 17:3-4) (negative).
507.
Not to eat flesh of a sacrifice
that has been left over (beyond the time appointed for its consumption)
(Lev.19:8) (negative).
508.
Not to sanctify blemished cattle
for sacrifice on the altar (Lev. 22:20) This text
prohibits such beasts being set apart for sacrifice on the altar (negative).
509.
That every animal offered up
shall be without blemish (Lev. 22:21) (affirmative).
510.
Not to inflict a blemish on
cattle set apart for sacrifice (Lev. 22:21) (negative).
511.
Not to slaughter blemished cattle
as sacrifices (Lev. 22:22) (negative).
512.
Not to burn the limbs of
blemished cattle upon the altar (Lev. 22:22) (negative).
513.
Not to sprinkle the blood of
blemished cattle upon the altar (Lev. 22:24) (negative).
514.
Not to offer up a blemished beast
that comes from non-Israelites (Lev. 22:25) (negative).
515.
That sacrifices of cattle can
only take place when they are at least eight days old (Lev. 22:27)
(affirmative).
516.
Not to leave any flesh of the
thanksgiving offering until the morning (Lev. 22:30) (negative).
517.
To offer up the meal-offering of
the Omer on the morrow after the first day of Passover, together with one lamb
(Lev. 23:10) (affirmative).
518.
Not to eat bread made of new
grain before the Omer of barley has been offered up on the second day of Passover (Lev.
23:14).
519.
Not to eat roasted grain of the
new produce before that time (Lev. 23:14).
520.
Not to eat fresh ears of the new
grain before that time (Lev. 23:14).
521.
To bring on
522.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice on Passover (Lev. 23:36) (affirmative).
523.
That one who vows to the L-rd the
monetary value of a person shall pay the amount appointed in the Scriptural
portion (Lev. 27:2-8) (affirmative).
524.
If a beast is exchanged for one that
had been set apart as an offering, both become sacred (Lev. 27:10)
(affirmative).
525.
Not to exchange a beast set aside
for sacrifice (Lev. 27:10) (negative).
526.
That one who vows to the L-rd the
monetary value of an unclean beast shall pay its value (Lev. 27:11-13)
(affirmative).
527.
That one who vows the value of a his house shall pay according to the appraisal of the kohein (Lev.27:11-13) (affirmative).
528.
That one who sanctifies to the
L-rd a portion of his field shall pay according to the estimation appointed in
the Scriptural portion (Lev. 27:16-24) (affirmative).
529.
Not to transfer a beast set apart
for sacrifice from one class of sacrifices to another (Lev. 27:26) (negative).
530.
To decide in regard to dedicated
property as to which is sacred to the Lord and which belongs to the kohein (Lev. 27:28) (affirmative).
531.
Not to sell a field devoted to
the Lord (Lev. 27:28) (negative).
532.
Not to redeem a field devoted to
the Lord (Lev. 27:28) (negative).
533.
To make confession before the
L-rd of any sin that one has committed, when bringing a sacrifice and at other times (Num. 5:6-7).
534.
Not to put olive oil in the
meal-offering of a woman suspected of adultery (Num. 5:15) (negative).
535.
Not to put frankincense on it (Num.
5:15) (negative).
536.
To offer up the regular
sacrifices daily (two lambs as burnt offerings) (Num. 28:3) (affirmative).
537.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice every Shabbat (two lambs) (Num. 28:9) (affirmative).
538.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice every New Moon (Num. 28:11) (affirmative).
539.
To bring an additional offering
on
540.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice on Rosh Hashanah (Num. 29:1-6) (affirmative).
541.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice on Yom Kippur (Num. 29:7-8) (affirmative).
542.
To offer up an additional
sacrifice on Sukkot (Num. 29:12-34) (affirmative).
543.
To offer up an additional
offering on
544.
To bring all offerings, whether
obligatory or freewill, on the first festival after these were incurred
(Deut.12:5-6) (affirmative).
545.
Not to offer up sacrifices
outside (the Sanctuary) (Deut. 12:13) (negative).
546.
To offer all sacrifices in the
Sanctuary (Deut. 12:14) (affirmative).
547.
To redeem cattle set apart for
sacrifices that contracted disqualifying blemishes, after which they may be
eaten by anyone. (Deut. 12:15) (affirmative).
548.
Not to eat of the unblemished
firstling outside
549.
Not to eat the flesh of the burnt-offering
(Deut. 12:17). This is a Prohibition applying to every trespasser, not to enjoy
any of the holy things. If he does so, he commits a trespass (negative).
550.
That the kohanim
shall not eat the flesh of the sin-offering or guilt-offering outside the
Courtyard (of the Sanctuary) (Deut. 12:17) (negative).
551.
Not to eat of the flesh of the
sacrifices that are holy in a minor degree, before the blood has been sprinkled
(on the altar), (Deut. 12:17) (negative).
552.
That the kohein
shall not eat the first-fruits before they are set down in the Courtyard (of
the Sanctuary) (Deut.12:17) (negative).
553.
To take trouble to bring
sacrifices to the Sanctuary from places outside the
554.
Not to eat the flesh of beasts set
apart as sacrifices, that have been rendered unfit to
be offered up by deliberately inflicted blemish (Deut. 14:3) (negative).
555.
Not to do work with cattle set
apart for sacrifice (Deut. 15:19) (negative).
556.
Not to shear beasts set apart for
sacrifice (Deut. 15:19) (negative).
557.
Not to leave any portion of the
festival offering brought on the fourteenth of Nissan unto the third day (Deut.
16:4) (negative).
558.
Not to offer up a beast that has
a temporary blemish (Deut. 17:1) (negative).
559.
Not to bring sacrifices out of
the hire of a harlot or price of a dog (apparently a euphemism for sodomy)
(Deut. 23:19) (negative).
560.
To read the portion prescribed on
bringing the first fruits (Deut. 26:5-10) (affirmative).
561.
That eight species of creeping
things defile by contact (Lev. 11:29-30) (affirmative).
562.
That foods become defiled by
contact with unclean things (Lev. 11:34) (affirmative).
563.
That anyone who touches the
carcass of a beast that died of itself shall be unclean (Lev. 11:39) (affirmative).
564.
That a lying-in woman is unclean
like a menstruating woman (in terms of uncleanness) (Lev. 12:2-5)
(affirmative).
565.
That a leper is unclean and
defiles (Lev. 13:2-46) (affirmative).
566.
That the leper shall be
universally recognized as such by the prescribed marks So
too, all other unclean persons should declare themselves as such
(Lev. 13:45) (affirmative).
567.
That a leprous garment is unclean
and defiles (Lev. 13:47-49) (affirmative).
568.
That a leprous house defiles
(Lev. 14:34-46) (affirmative).
569.
That a man, having a running
issue, defiles (Lev. 15:1-15) (affirmative).
570.
That the seed of copulation
defiles (Lev. 15:16) (affirmative).
571.
That purification from all kinds
of defilement shall be effected by immersion in the waters of a mikvah (Lev. 15:16)
(affirmative).
572.
That a menstruating woman is
unclean and defiles others (Lev. 15:19-24) (affirmative).
573.
That a woman, having a running
issue, defiles (Lev. 15:25-27) (affirmative).
574.
To carry out the ordinance of the
Red Heifer so that its ashes will always be available (Num. 19:9)
(affirmative).
575.
That a corpse defiles (Num.
19:11-16) (affirmative).
576.
That the waters of separation
defile one who is clean, and cleanse the unclean from pollution by a dead body
(Num. 19:19-22) (affirmative).
577.
Not to drove off the hair of the scull (Lev. 13:33)
(negative).
578.
That the procedure of cleansing leprosy, whether of
a man or of a house, takes place with cedar-wood, hyssop, scarlet thread, two birds,
and running water (Lev. 14:1-7) (affirmative).
579.
That the leper shall shave all his hair (Lev. 14:9)
(affirmative).
580.
Not to pluck out the marks of leprosy (Deut. 24:8)
(negative).
581.
Not to curse a ruler, that is, the King or the head
of the College in the
582.
To appoint a king (Deut. 17:15) (affirmative).
583.
Not to appoint as ruler over
584.
That the King shall not acquire an excessive number
of horses (Deut. 17:16) (negative).
585.
That the King shall not take an excessive number of
wives (Deut. 17:17) (negative).
586.
That he shall not accumulate an excessive quantity
of gold and silver (Deut. 17:17) (negative).
587.
That the King shall write a scroll of the Torah for
himself, in addition to the one that every person should write, so that he
writes two scrolls (Deut. 17:18) (affirmative).
588.
That a Nazarite shall not
drink wine, or anything mixed with wine which tastes like wine; and even if the
wine or the mixture has turned sour,
it is prohibited to him (Num. 6:3) (negative).
589.
That he shall not eat fresh grapes (Num. 6:3)
(negative).
590.
That he shall not eat dried grapes (raisins) (Num.
6:3) (negative).
591.
That he shall not eat the kernels of the grapes
(Num. 6:4) (negative).
592.
That he shall not eat of the skins of the grapes
(Num. 6:4) (negative).
593.
That the Nazarite shall
permit his hair to grow (Num. 6:5) (affirmative).
594.
That the Nazarite shall
not cut his hair (Num. 6:5) (negative).
595.
That he shall not enter any covered structure where
there is a dead body (Num. 6:6) (negative).
596.
That a Nazarite shall not
defile himself for any dead person (by being in the presence of the corpse)
(Num. 6:7) (negative).
597.
That the Nazarite shall
shave his hair when he brings his offerings at the completion of the period of
his Nazariteship, or within that period if he has
become defiled (Num. 6:9) (affirmative).
598.
That those engaged in warfare shall not fear their
enemies nor be panic-stricken by them during battle (Deut. 3:22, 7:21, 20:3)
(negative).
599.
To anoint a special kohein
(to speak to the soldiers) in a war (Deut. 20:2) (affirmative)
600.
In a permissive war (as distinguished from
obligatory ones), to observe the procedure prescribed in the Torah (Deut. 20:10)
(affirmative).
601.
Not to keep alive any individual of the seven
Canaanite nations (Deut. 20:16) (negative).
602.
To exterminate the seven Canaanite nations from the
603.
Not to destroy fruit trees (wantonly or in warfare)
(Deut. 20:19-20).
604.
To deal with a beautiful woman taken captive in war
in the manner prescribed in the Torah (Deut. 21:10-14) (affirmative).
605.
Not to sell a beautiful woman, (taken captive in
war) (Deut. 21:14) (negative).
606.
Not to degrade a beautiful woman (taken captive in
war) to the condition of a bondwoman (Deut. 21:14) (negative).
607.
Not to offer peace to the Ammonites and the Moabites
before waging war on them, as should be done to other nations (Deut. 23:7)
(negative).
608.
That anyone who is unclean shall not enter the Camp
of the Levites (Deut. 23:11) (according to the Talmud, in the present day this
means the
609.
To have a place outside the camp for sanitary
purposes (Deut. 23:13) (affirmative).
610.
To keep that place sanitary (Deut. 23:14-15)
(affirmative).
611.
Always to remember what Amalek
did (Deut. 25:17).
612.
That the evil done to us by Amalek
shall not be forgotten (Deut. 25:19).
613.
To destroy the seed of Amalek
(Deut. 25:19).
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