613 Mitzvot - Part XIV

Parts I : II : III : IV : V : VI : VII : VIII : IX : X : XI : XII : XIII The Book of Injuries: The laws of compensation for damages and theft, returning lost property, murder, and the preservation of life (36 mitzvot) Section I: Laws Concerning Damages to Property 463. Carry out law concerning the goring ox (Exodus. 21:28) 464. Carry out law concerning trespass cattle (Exodus 22:4) 465. Carry out law concerning damages by a pit (Exodus 21:33) 466. Carry out law concerning damages by fire (Exodus 22:5) Section II: Laws Concerning Theft 467. Don't steal anything of pecuniary value (Leviticus 19:11) 468. Carry out law concerning the thief (his obligations) (Exodus 21:37) 469. Ensure correct scales and weights (Leviticus 19:36) 470. Don't commit injustice in respect to measures and weights (Leviticus 19:35) 471. Don't have in your possession a double standard of weights or measures (Deuteronomy 25:13) 472. Don't remove a landmark (to rob property) (Deuteronomy 19:14) 473. Don't kidnap (Exodus 20:13) Section III: Laws Concerning Robbery and Concerning Things Lost 474. Don't rob (Leviticus 19:13) 475. Don't withhold wages or debt owed (Leviticus 19:13) 476. Don't covet (and take action for acquiring) (Exodus 20:14) 477. Don't desire another's possessions (Deuteronomy 5:18) 478. Restore what has been robbed (Leviticus 5:23) 479. Don't pass by a lost object to ignore it (Deuteronomy 22:3) 480. Restore lost property (Deuteronomy 22:1) Section IV: Laws Concerning One Who Commits an Injury to Person or Property 481. Carry out laws of personal or property damage (Exodus 21:18) Section V: Laws Concerning Murder and the Preservation of Human Life 482. Don't commit murder (Exodus 20:13) 483. Don't accept ransom for life of the murderer (Numbers 35:31) 484. Exile an accidental murderer (Numbers 35:25) 485. Don't accept ransom from him (Numbers 35:32) 486. Don't kill the murderer before trying him (Numbers 35:12) 487. Save the pursued at the cost of the life of the pursuer (Deuteronomy 25:12) 488. Don't show pity for the pursuer (Numbers 35:12) 489. Don't stand idly by when you can save a life (Leviticus 19:16) 490. Set aside cities of refuge for those who commit accidental homicide (Deuteronomy 19:3) 491. Break the neck of the calf by the river (in ritual following unsolved murder) (Deuteronomy 21:4) 492. Don't till by that river or sow there (Deuteronomy 21:4) 493. Don't cause loss of human life (through negligence) (Deuteronomy 22:8) 494. Build a parapet (in roof of house) (Deuteronomy 22:8) 495. Don't mislead with advice which is a stumbling block (Leviticus 19:14) 496. Help a man remove the load from his beast which can no longer carry it (Exodus 23:5) 497. Help him load his beast (Deuteronomy 22:4) 498. Don't leave him in a state of confusion and go on your way (Deuteronomy 22:4)

Shabbat - 07/28/07 (13 Av 5767)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading is a double portion -- Vaetchannan (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22). Topics in Vaetchannan: Moses prays again, Exile and return, Decrees and ordinances, From the midst of the fire, Moses would not enter the Land, Exile and return, He will not abandon you, You heard His voice, Setting aside the cities of refuge, The Ten Statements, Fire, cloud, thick smoke, "Return to your tents", The Shema, Not succumbing to prosperity, Further trust in G-d, Teaching the tradition to children, G-d will clear the way to settle in the Land For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

613 Mitzvot - Part XIII

Parts I : II : III : IV : V : VI : VII : VIII : IX : X : XI : XII The Book of Purity: All the causes of defilement and the requirements for purification (20 mitzvot) Section I: Laws Concerning Defilement by a Dead Body 443. Carry out laws of defilement by the dead (Numbers 19:14) Section II: Laws Concerning the Red Heifer 444. Carry out laws concerning the Red Heifer (Numbers 19:2) 445. Carry out laws concerning the uncleanliness of waters of sprinkling and the manner in which they must be used for purification (Numbers 19:21) Section III: Laws Concerning the Uncleanliness of Leprosy 446. Carry out the law of leprosy of a man according the Torah rules (Leviticus 13:12) 447. Don't cut away marks pointing to uncleanliness (Deuteronomy 24:8) 448. Don't shave the scall (leprosy of head or beard) (Leviticus 13:33) 449. A leper shall rend his garments, allow his hair to go loose and cover his lips (Leviticus 13:45) 450. Carry out prescribed rules for cleansing of leprosy (Leviticus 14:2) 451. A leper shall shave all his hair when he becomes clean (Leviticus 14:9) 452. Carry out the law of leprosy of a garment (Leviticus 13:47) 453. Carry out the law of leprosy of a house (Leviticus 13:34) Section IV: Laws Concerning Defilement of a Couch or Seat 454. Carry out the law of defilement of a menstruous woman (Leviticus 15:19) 455. Carry out the law of defilement of a woman after childbirth (Leviticus 12:2) 456. Carry out the law of defilement of a woman with a running issue (Leviticus 15:25) 457. Carry out the law of defilement of a man with a running issue (Leviticus 15:3) Section V: Laws of Other Original Sources of Defilement 458. Carry out the law of defilement of that beast which died of itself (Leviticus 11:39) 459. Carry out the law of defilement of creeping things (Leviticus 11:29) 460. Carry out the law of defilement of seminal issue (Leviticus 15:16) Section VI: Laws of Defilement of Food 461. Carry out laws relating to defilement of food and drink (Leviticus 11:34) Section VII: Laws Concerning Ritual Baths 462. Every unclean person should immerse himself in a ritual bath in order to become clean (Leviticus 15:16)

Shabbat - 07/21/07 (6 Av 5767)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading is a double portion -- Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22). Topics in Devarim: Veiled rebuke, The appointment of judges, The mission of the spies, Esau/Seir, Moab, G-d commands Israel to march toward the Land, The first conquest Sihon, The conquest of Og, The inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

613 Mitzvot - Part XII

Parts I : II : III : IV : V : VI : VII : VIII : IX : X : XI The Book of Sacrifices: The sacrifices brought on holidays and as atonement for sins (39 mitzvot) Section I: Laws of the Paschal Offering 404. Slaughter Paschal Offering at appointed time (14 Nissan) (Exodus 12:6) 405. Don't slaughter it until leaven is removed from home (Exodus 23:18) 406. Don't let fat remain un-offered overnight (Exodus 23:18) 407. Slaughter the Second Paschal Offering (14 Iyar) (Numbers 9:11) 408. Eat flesh of Paschal Offering with herbs and Matzah on the eve of Passover (Exodus 12:8) 409. Eat flesh of Second Paschal offering on the eve of 15 Iyar (Numbers 9:11) 410. Don't eat it half-broiled or broiled (Exodus 12:9) 411. Don't take the flesh of the Paschal Offering outside the place of assembly of the company (Exodus 12:46) 412. Don't eat of the Paschal lamb if you are an apostate (Exodus 12:43) 413. Don't allow it to be eaten even by a non-Jew who has left idolatry and been circumcised (Exodus 12:45) 414. Don't eat of it if you are uncircumcised (Exodus 12:48) 415. Don't break a bone of it (Exodus 12:46) 416. Don't break a bone of the Second Paschal Offering (Numbers 9:12) 417. Don't leave any till morning (Exodus 12:10) 418. Don't leave any of the Second Paschal Offering till morning (Numbers 9:12) 419. Don't leave flesh of the Festival Offering of the 14th day of Nissan to the 3rd day (Deuteronomy 16:4) Section II: Laws Concerning the Celebration of the Festival 420. Appear before the L-rd (with a Burnt Offering) three times a year (Deuteronomy 16:16) 421. Celebrate the three festivals (with Peace Offerings) (Exodus 23:14) 422. Rejoice on the festivals (with Peace Offerings) (Deuteronomy 16:14) 423. Don't appear before the L-rd empty handed on these Festivals (Deuteronomy 16:16) 424. Don't neglect to bring joy to the Levite and give him due gifts on the Holiday (Deuteronomy 12:19) 425. Assemble the people on the Feast of Sukkot following the Sabbatical Year (Deuteronomy 31:12) Section III: Laws of the first Born 426. Set apart the first born of cattle (Exodus 13:12) 427. Don't eat an unblemished first born outside of Jerusalem (Deuteronomy 12:17) 428. Don't redeem the first born (of clean cattle) (Numbers 18:17) 429. Set apart tithe of the young of the clean cattle (Leviticus 27:32) 430. Don't redeem tithe of cattle (Leviticus 27:33) Section IV: Laws Concerning Offerings Brought for Transgressions Committed in Error 431. One who sinned shall bring a definite Sin Offering (Leviticus 4.27) 432. One who is uncertain of sinning shall bring a Trespass Offering (and a Sin Offering upon ascertainment) (Leviticus 5:17-18) 433. For certain specified transgressions the sinner shall bring a Trespass Offering (Levticus 5:25) 434. For other specified transgressions he shall bring an offering according to his means (Leviticus 5:7-11) 435. The Sanhedrin shall bring an offering if they erred in giving a decision of a serious transgression (Leviticus 4:13) Section V: Laws Concerning Unclean Ones who Have to Bring Sacrifices as an Atonement 436. A woman who has a running issue shall bring an offering when she becomes clean (Leviticus 15:28-29) 437. A woman after child-birth shall bring an offering when she is clean (Leviticus 12:6) 438. A man who has a running issue shall bring an offering after he is clean (Leviticus 15:13-14) 439. A leper shall bring an offering after he becomes clean (Leviticus 14:10) Section VI: Laws Concerning Substitution of Sacrifices 440. Don't substitute another beast for one set apart for Sacrifice (Leviticus 27:10) 441. If a substitute is made, the new beast must also be holy (Leviticus 27:10) 442. Don't switch things that are consecrated from one category to another (Leviticus 27:26)

Shabbat - 07/14/07 (28 Tammuz 5767)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading is a double portion -- Mattot-Masei (Numbers 30:2-36:13). Topics in Mattot: Vows and oaths, The battle against Midian, Moses rebukes the officers, Laws of koshering utensils, Division of the spoils, Kohanim and Levites, The soldiers’ share, The people’s share, The commanders, The request of Reuben and Gad, Moses’ objection, The request is clarified, Moses’ condition Topics in Masei: Summary of the journey, Occupying the Land, The boundaries of Eretz Yisrael, The leadership, Cities for the Levites, Cities of refuge for unintentional murder, Intentional murder, Unintentional murder, Tribal intermarriage For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

613 Mitzvot - Part XI

Parts I : II : III : IV : V : VI : VII : VIII : IX : X The Book of Divine Service: The Sanctuary, how it is to be built, who serves in it and the nature of the service (103 mitzvot) Section I: Laws Concerning the Sanctuary 301. Erect a Sanctuary (Exodus 25:8) 302. Don't build altar of hewn stones (Exodus 20:22) 303. Don't ascend the altar with stairs (Exodus 20:23) 304. Show reverence for the Sanctuary (Leviticus 19:30) 305. Keep a guard about the Sanctuary (Numbers 18:2) 306. Don't leave the Sanctuary unguarded (Numbers 18:5) Section II: Laws which deal with the Vessels in the Sanctuary and those who serve in it 307. Prepare the oil of anointment (Exodus 30:31) 308. Don't make this same oil for secular use (Exodus 30:32) 309. Don't anoint a human with it (Exodus 30:32) 310. Don't prepare spice mixture like Sanctuary incense (Exodus 30:37) 311. Don't offer anything but incense on the Golden Altar (Exodus 30:9) 312. Bear the Ark on the shoulder during transport (Numbers 7:9) 313. Don't remove staves from Ark (Exodus 25:15) 314. Serve (The Levites) in the Sanctuary (Numbers 18:23) 315. Don't (Priests and Levites) do the work of another in the Sanctuary (Numbers 18:3) 316. Consecrate the priest for the service (Leviticus 21:8) 317. See that all priestly divisions share equally in service and sacrifices on festivals (Deuteronomy 18:6-8) 318. Put on priestly vestments for the service (Exodus 28:2) 319. Don't rend the priestly vestments (Exodus 28:32) 320. Don't loose the breast plate from the Ephod (Exodus 28:28) Section III: Laws Concerning Admission into the Sanctuary 321. Don't (Priest) enter Sanctuary while intoxicated (Leviticus 10:9) 322. Don't (Priest) enter with over-long hair (Leviticus 10:6) 323. Don't (Priest) enter with torn garments (Leviticus 10:6) 324. Don't enter the innermost Sanctuary at all times (Leviticus 16:2) 325. Don't leave the Sanctuary during service (Leviticus 10:7) 326. Send the ritually unclean out of the Sanctuary (Numbers 5:2) 327. Don't (unclean man) enter the Sanctuary (Numbers 5:3) 328. Don't (unclean man) enter the Temple Mount (Deuteronomy 23:11) 329. Don't (unclean Priest) participate in the service (Leviticus 22:2) 330. Don't (unclean Priest) participate even after immersion until sundown (Leviticus 22:7) 331. Sanctify your hands and feet by washing before serving in Sanctuary (Exodus 30:19) 332. Don't (a person with a physical blemish) enter the Sanctuary nor approach the Altar (Leviticus 21:23) 333. Don't (a person with a passing physical blemish) take part in the service (Leviticus 21:17) 334. Don't (a person with a passing physical blemish) take part in the service (Leviticus 21:17) 335. Don't (a stranger not descended from Aaron) take part in the service (Numbers 18:4) Section IV: Laws Concerning Restrictions in regard to Sacrifices on the Altar 336. Offer only unblemished cattle (Leviticus 22:21) 337. Don't consecrate a blemished animal for the Altar (Leviticus 22:20) 338. Don't slaughter it for the Altar (Leviticus 22:22) 339. Don't sprinkle its blood on Altar (Leviticus 22:24) 340. Don't burn its fat on Altar (Leviticus 22:22) 341. Don't offer an animal with a passing blemish (Deuteronomy 17:1) 342. Don't inflict a blemish on cattle consecrated for Altar (Leviticus 22:25) 343. Don't inflict a blemish on cattle consecrated for Altar (Leviticus 22:21) 344. Redeem cattle consecrated for Altar and subsequently disqualified (Deuteronomy 12:15) 345. Offer an animal as sacrifice only from its eighth day on (Leviticus 22:27) 346. Don't offer as sacrifice the hire of the harlot or "price of the dog" (Deuteronomy 23:19) 347. Don't burn on the Altar leaven of honey (Leviticus 2:11) 348. Salt all sacrifices (Leviticus 2:13) 349. Don't omit seasoning all sacrifices with salt (Leviticus 2:13) Section V: Laws Concerning the Procedure of Sacrifices 350. In offering Burnt Offering observe the procedure prescribed in Torah (Leviticus 1:13) 351. Don't eat flesh of Burnt Offerings (Deuteronomy 12:17) 352. Observe procedure of Sin Offering (Leviticus 6:18) 353. Don't eat flesh of innermost Sin Offering (Leviticus 6:23) 354. Don't divide asunder the fowl brought as a Sin Offering (Leviticus 5:8) 355. Observe procedure of the Trespass Offering (Leviticus 7:1) 356. Eat (the priests) the flesh of the holiest sacrifices within the Sanctuary (Exodus 29:33) 357. Don't eat them outside the Courtyard of the Sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:17) 358. Don't (a stranger) eat any portion of the holiest sacrifices (Exodus 29:33) 359. Observe the procedure of the Peace Offering (Leviticus 7:11) 360. Don't eat the flesh of the offerings before their blood has been sprinkled (on the Altar) (Deuteronomy 12:17) 361. In offering a meal offering observe the procedure prescribed in Torah (Leviticus 2:1) 362. Don't put oil in a Sin Offering (Leviticus 5:11) 363. Don't put frankincense on it (Leviticus 5:11) 364. Don't eat the meal offering of a priest (Leviticus 6:16) 365. Don't bake a leavened meal offering (Leviticus 6:10) 366. Eat (the priests) the rest of meal offering after handful offered on Altar (Leviticus 6:9) 367. Fulfill all your vows and bring your free-will offering on the first Festival following the vow (Deuteronomy 12:5-6) 368. Don't delay in fulfilling your vows or offerings (Deuteronomy 23:22) 369. Offer all Sacrifices in the chosen Sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:11) 370. Bring all hallowed things from abroad to the chosen Sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:26) 371. Don't slaughter sacrifices outside the Sanctuary Courtyard (Leviticus 17:4) 372. Don't offer up a sacrifice outside the Sanctuary Courtyard (Deuteronomy 12:13) Section VI: Laws Concerning the Daily Offerings and Additional Offerings 373. Offer daily two lambs as Burnt Offerings (Numbers 28:3) 374. Kindle the fire upon the Altar daily (Leviticus 6:6) 375. Don't extinguish it (Leviticus 6:6) 376. Remove the ashes daily (Leviticus 6:3) 377. Burn incense daily (Exodus 30:7) 378. Light lamps of Menorah daily (Exodus 27:21) 379. Offer (the High Priest) a Meal Offering daily (Leviticus 6:13) 380. Offer an additional two lambs as Burnt Offerings on the Sabbath (Numbers 28:9) 381. Prepare the show-bread (Exodus 25:30) 382. Offer the Additional Sacrifices of Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) (Numbers 28:11) 383. Offer the Additional Sacrifices of Passover (Numbers 28:19) 384. Offer the Omer as a wave offering (Leviticus 23:10) 385. Count (everyone) seven weeks from when Omer brought (Leviticus 23:15) 386. Offer Additional Sacrifice on the Feast of Shavuos (Leviticus 28:26) 387. Bring two loaves of bread in addition to sacrifices on Feast of Shavuos (Leviticus 23:17) 388. Offer Additional Sacrifices for Rosh Hashana (Numbers 29:2) 389. Offer Additional offering on Yom Kippur (Numbers 29:8) 390. Offer Additional Sacrifices on the Feast of Succos (Numbers 29:13) 391. Offer Additional Sacrifices on the Feast of Shemini Atzeres (Numbers 29:35) Section VII: Laws Concerning Sacrifices that Have Become Unfit 392. Don't eat offerings that have become unfit or blemished (Deuteronomy 14:3) 393. Don't eat of an offering that is pigul (improper thought of priest during offering) (Leviticus 7:18) 394. Don't leave the offerings beyond time for consumption (Leviticus 22:30) 395. Don't eat what has been left over (Leviticus 19:8) 396. Don't eat sacrifices that have become unclean (Leviticus 7:19) 397. Don't eat sacrifices if you are unclean (Levitcus 7:20) 398. Burn that which has been left over (Leviticus 7:17) 399. Burn that which is unclean (Leviticus 7:19) Section VIII: Laws Concerning the Sanctuary Service on Yom Kippur 400. Do the entire order of Yom Kippur Service (Leviticus 16) Section IX: Laws Concerning Misuse of Sacred Property 401. The one guilty of misuse shall pay the value of what he has taken, add a fifth and bring an offering (Leviticus 5:16) 402. Don't work with cattle set apart for sacrifice (Deuteronomy 15:19) 403. Don't shear the fleece of such cattle (Deuteronomy 15:19)

Shabbat - 07/07/07 (21 Tammuz 5767)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading -- Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1). Topics in Pinchas: Phinehas’ zealotry, A new attitude toward Midian, The new census, The census total, The count of the Levites, The grievance of Zelophehad’s daughters, Laws of inheritance, G-d shows Moses the Land, Moses asks for a successor, The Tamid—Continual daily offering, The mussaf offerings: Sabbath, Rosh Chodesh/The New Moon, Pesach, Shavuos, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos, and Shemini Atzeres For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation