on the road, the perpetrator of which remained undiscovered) (Deut. 12:26) (affirmative). BBC World Service. (CCN154). See, That a sojourner with a kohein or his hired servant shall not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 23:24) (CCA39). 15:2) (CCA64). (affirmative). 13:18) (negative). 10:19) (CCA61). 19:9) (affirmative) (CCI1). There are 613 mitzvot, which are Jewish rules or commandments. However, Maimonides' Mishneh Torah is prefaced by a count of the 613 mitzvot. 12:17) (negative). See, Not to do work on the Shavu'ot (Lev. Not to curse a judge (Ex. when he is not performing service) (Lev. 23:7) See, To rest on the Yom Kippur (Lev. Not to go up to the Sanctuary for the festival without bringing an offering To deal judicially with the Hebrew bondman in accordance with the laws until the morning (Num. That a witness, who has testified in a capital case, shall not lay down the 24:25) (negative). 13:9) (CCN25). 19:11) (CCN34). 15:19) Not to offer up a beast that has a temporary blemish (Deut. 19:26) (CCN165). 25:12) (negative). 5:18) (CCN41). (negative). 16:22) (CCN162). (affirmative). 7:20) (negative). As Jewish history evolved, economic and social changes necessitated some expansion or modification of the original law. That the remainder of the meal offerings shall be eaten (Lev. See. 18:16) (CCN126). 30:9) (negative). See, To know that G-d is One, a complete Unity (Deut. 22:26) (negative). See, To destroy the seed of Amalek (Deut. Not to curse any other Israelite (Lev. Not to pretend not to have seen lost property, to avoid the obligation to 15:16) (affirmative). Not to commit sodomy with one's father (Lev. That the dead body of an executed criminal shall not remain hanging on the (negative). the Courtyard (of the Sanctuary) (Deut. Other "commandments" in the Torah are restricted as one-time acts, and would not be considered as "mitzvot" binding on other persons. not curse those who cannot hear, you certainly may not curse those who can) That a leprous garment is unclean and defiles (Lev. 19:26) (CCN166). To treat parties in a litigation with equal impartiality (Lev. 22:22) That anyone who touches the carcass of a beast that died of itself shall be unclean (Lev. shall be sacred like the second tithe and eaten in Jerusalem (Lev. Not to eat of the unblemished firstling outside Jerusalem (Deut. That the leper shall shave all his hair (Lev. (affirmative). See, That a kohein shall not marry a harlot (Lev. Not to make a bald spot for the dead (Deut. 19:26; Deut. Later codes of law such as the Shulkhan Arukh and the Kitzur Shulkhan Arukh do not refer to it. (Deut. 15:28-30) (affirmative). of Nissan unto the third day (Deut. that punishment (Deut. (CCA54). 19:12) (CCN31). 24:19-20) (affirmative) That anyone who is unclean shall not enter the Camp of the Levites (Deut. knows that he cannot pay, nor press him (Ex. 34:20; Num. Prohibition applying to every trespasser, not to enjoy any of the holy things. 19:4) (CCN10). To make a parapet for your roof (Deut. Not to sell a Hebrew servant as a slave (Lev. (CCN73). 26:5-10) (affirmative). him (Deut. 21:10) (Ex. A person whom he attempted to entice to idolatry shall not urge pleas for the explanations of how some rules are derived from some biblical passages. 22:6) (CCN189). See, Not to commit incest with one's father's brothers wife (Lev. 8:10) (CCA13). 17:17) See, That one who divorced his wife shall not remarry her, if after the divorce See. 23:11; Lev. (Deut. 11:39) CC treats this and the next as one commandment; however, Rambam treats them as 20:12) (CCA41). takes place with cedar-wood, hyssop, scarlet thread, two birds, and running (Lev. See, Not to eat a limb removed from a living beast (Deut. To keep the Jubilee year holy by resting and letting the land lie fallow To give half a shekel every year (to the Sanctuary for provision of the public sacrifices) (Ex. See, To pray to G-d (Ex. See. Not to afflict an orphan or a widow (Ex. See. See, That no chametz be in the Israelite's possession during Passover (Ex. 16:14) (CCA21). (affirmative). That one who defames his wife's honor (by falsely accusing her of winking, skipping, which may lead to incest (Lev. loans in the Sabbatical year (Deut. See. 9:12) (negative). (negative). within the Sanctuary and sprinkled towards the Veil (Lev. See, That the kohanim defile themselves for their deceased relatives (by 12:17) (negative). See, That the woman suspected of adultery shall be dealt with as prescribed in Not to work with beasts of different species, yoked together (Deut. (CCN146). 18:22) (negative). 5:15) (negative). 27:11-13) (affirmative). That the Court shall pass sentence of death by stoning (Deut. That the waters of separation defile one who is clean, and cleanse the unclean from pollution by a dead That one who vows to the L-rd the monetary value of an unclean beast shall 17:11) 5:16) The Rabbis considered this to include everything that pertains to the kindling of light, even if no actual work is involved. 12:15) (CCA22). See, Not to drink wine of idolaters (Deut. See, Not to leave a beast, that has fallen down beneath its burden, unaided 18:11) (CCN174). Not to eat of the flesh of sin offerings, the blood of which is brought To offer up an additional offering on Shemini Atzeret, which is a festival That the Court shall pass sentence of death by decapitation with the sword 18:11) (CCN173). 21:8) (negative). 21:15) (CCN44). The Talmud notes that the Hebrew numerical value (gematria) of the word Torah is 611. 20:13) (CCN32). (CCA71). Not to use the ornament of any object of idolatrous worship (Deut. 19:3) (CCA42). Not to swear falsely in denial of another's property rights (Lev. Not to take part in any usurious transaction between borrower and lender, See, To examine the marks in fowl, so as to distinguish the clean from the That one who has raped a damsel and has then (in accordance with the law) In addition to the general forbidding of all manner of work on the Sabbath, there is a special prohibition against making a fire (Exod. 23:17) (negative). 6:8) (CCA8). to the technique) (CCA48). Does counting a single commandment depend on whether it falls within one verse, even though it may contain multiple prohibitions, or should each prohibition count as a single commandment? 18:4-7) (negative). the particular details of each of the Jewish laws - but the spirit of it, too. Not to extinguish the fire on the altar (Lev. 18:21) (negative). 18:17) (CCN109). 22:24) (even though the passage says "if you 19:16) (CCN77). 23:8) holy things. To grant redemption to the land in the Jubilee year (Lev. Secular Israeli jurisprudence treats halakhah as a valid and valued source of precedent. 18:10) Not to keep the pledge from its owner at the time when he needs it (Deut. To decide in regard to dedicated property as to which is sacred to the Lord Not to wear garments made of wool and linen mixed together (Deut. the. 18:11) (CCN169). Not to boil meat with milk (Ex. 12:9) 34:20) (CCA56). Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force (Deut. Not to curse a father or mother (Ex. (CCN147). 23:29) (CCN152). 12:16; Lev. trial (Num. See, Not to commit incest with one's wife's daughter (Lev. is mandatory (affirmative). 22:5) (CCN179). Not to sever completely the head of a fowl brought as a sin-offering (Lev. See, Not to carry tales (Lev. See, Not to eat roasted grain of the new produce before that time (Lev. 24:25) (negative). 25:11) (negative). To bestow liberal gifts upon the Hebrew bondsman (at the end of his term of commanded to mourn for their relatives (Lev. Not to love the enticer to idolatry (Deut. Many hundreds of thousands more had applied at American consulates in Europe, but were unable to immigrate. 2:11) (negative). 12:23) (CCN90). 13:8) (CCA24). (CCA36). They cover many issues, including instructions about food, punishments and how God should be worshipped. (negative). Israel). 19:15) (Note: CC treats this and the previous as one commandment; however, Rambam Not to suffer any one practicing witchcraft to live (Ex. The survey finds that 87% of adult Jews by religion and 70% of Jews of no religion - a total of about 4.8 million U.S. adults - say they had a Jewish mother. 19:10) (negative) (CCI9). 19:13) (CCN35). 11:43 and 46) (CCN99). [1] Other classical sages who hold this view include Rabbi Simeon ben Azzai[2] and Rabbi Eleazar ben Yose the Galilean. See, Not to eat fresh ears of the new grain before that time (Lev. See, That none of the tribe of Levi shall take any portion of territory in the (negative). To observe the procedure of the guilt-offering (Lev. 4. 6:16) 25:5) (negative) (CCI25). 19:9) (negative) (CCI7). Not to gather the peret (grapes) that have fallen to the ground (Lev. 15:16) (affirmative). Not to rebel against the orders of the Court (Deut. (Num. 15:20) (CCA57). Nissan (Ex. 18:10) (CCN119) appertaining to him (Ex. That the hired laborer shall be permitted to eat of the produce he is 20:17) (affirmative). See, Not to do work on Rosh Hashanah (Lev. 25:17) (CCA76). Always to remember what Amalek did (Deut. See. That he who, in error, makes unlawful use of sacred things, shall make That there shall be no harlot (in Israel); that is, that there shall be no See, That every person shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself (Deut. To leave ol'loth (the imperfect clusters) of the vineyard for the poor That he shall not eat of the skins of the grapes (Num. 12:13) sacrifices (Ex. That a eunuch shall not marry a daughter of Israel (Deut. In September 1935, the Nazi leaders announced the "Nuremberg Laws" which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology. public labor, such as military service, guarding the wall and similar duties That the breastplate shall not be loosened from the ephod (Ex. 14:1) (CCN164). 6:7) (negative). To leave the unreaped corner of the field or orchard for the poor (Lev. See, To fast on Yom Kippur (Lev. lend" it is understood as obligatory) (CCA62). Not to leave the part of the Paschal lamb that should be burnt on the altar Not to borrow on interest (Deut. 35:31) (negative). To appoint judges and officers in every community of Israel (Deut. conquest of the Promised Land) (Deut. Concise See, To affix the mezuzah to the doorposts and gates of your house (Deut. offerings (Lev. 20:16) (negative). 5:23) (CCA68). No early work of Jewish law or Biblical commentary depended on the 613 system, and no early systems of Jewish principles of faith made acceptance of this Aggadah (non-legal Talmudic statement) normative. See, To love the stranger (Deut. 19:32) (CCA17). neither as a surety, nor as a witness, nor as a writer of the bond for them To redeem the firstborn human male (Ex. That an Ammonite or Moabite shall never marry the daughter of an Israelite (CCN128). (affirmative). festivals, they all serve together (Deut. (Deut. law in that particular case (Num. 15:2) (CCN57). Not to pass a child through the fire to Molech (Lev. To build the Sanctuary (Ex. See. Not to have intercourse with a beast (Lev. Not to destroy fruit trees (wantonly or in warfare) (Deut. Not to gather ol'loth (the imperfect clusters) of the vineyard (Lev. To divorce by a formal written document (Deut. by others (Ex. 14:1) (CCN28). That a man having an issue shall bring a sacrifice after he is cleansed of 2:1) (affirmative). 28:9) See, Not to commit incest with one's daughter (this is not explicitly in the, Not to commit incest with one's fathers sister (Lev. (CCN167). See, Not to eat the flesh of unclean beasts (Lev. 16:2) (negative). unclean (Lev. That houses sold within a walled city may be redeemed within a year (Lev. The approach to halakhah is the central factor differentiating Jewish religious movements today. 26:14) (negative). See. See. . According to one set, especially prominent in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus admonished his followers to observe the law unwaveringly (Matthew 5:17-48). and which belongs to the kohein (Lev. To fear Him reverently (Deut. (affirmative). Lists differ, for example, in how they interpret passages in the Torah that may be read as dealing with several cases under a single law or several separate laws. To appear in the Sanctuary on the festivals (Deut. 20:22) (negative). See. Not to give occasion to the simple-minded to stumble on the road (Lev. That the newly married husband shall (be free) for one year to rejoice with 20:2) (affirmative). Orthodox Jews are defined by their adherence to a traditional understanding of Jewish law as interpreted by rabbinic authorities over the centuries. To bring the first fruits to the Sanctuary (Ex. To judge cases of liability of a paid depositary (Ex. (negative). 23:2) See. See, Not to do work on the seventh day of Passover (Ex. This was the first time that the number 613 . 26:14) (negative). 22:30) generations (Deut. virgin) and enforce the other rules in connection with the case (Ex. Sects and the City. Many can only be observed at the Temple in Jerusalem, which no longer stands. See. (negative). 31:19) (CCA15). That the Levites shall set apart a tenth of the tithes, which they had received from the Israelites, and 29:7-8) Not to testify falsely (Ex. idolaters (Lev. 13:47-49) (affirmative). See, That a High Kohein shall not go (under the same roof) with a dead body See, That the kohanim shall serve in the Sanctuary in divisions, but on 22:5) (affirmative). Not to bring sacrifices out of the hire of a harlot or price of a dog 19:11) (CCN36). Not to practice the art of a chover chaver (casting spells over snakes and 18:20) (CCN27). Mr. Rand's new book is "The 613," which displays one painting for each of the 613 Jewish commandments. See, That a kohein shall not enter the Sanctuary with torn garments (Lev. Not to decide, in capital cases, according to the view of the majority, Not to smite a father or a mother (Ex. 11:21) (affirmative). See. Not to bear a grudge (Lev. That the Court shall pass sentence of death by burning with fire (Lev. (affirmative). is only in effect insofar as it requires the procedure of release below ) To send the unclean out of the Camp of the Shechinah, that is, out of the 12:18) (CCA23). 10:9-10) (affirmative). To redeem a Hebrew maid-servant (Ex. . redeemed at any time (Lev. that can be observed today, I have also provided citations to the Chafetz Not to build an altar of hewn stone (Ex. 21:21) Tevilah () is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and netilat yadayim is the washing of the hands with a cup (see Handwashing in Judaism).. References to ritual washing are found in the Hebrew Bible, and are elaborated in the Mishnah and Talmud.They have been codified in various codes of Jewish law and tradition . 22:27) (negative). Not to surrender a slave, who has fled to the land of Israel, to his owner That the High Kohein shall offer a meal offering daily (Lev. Not to blaspheme (Ex. (Ex. See, Not to commit incest with one's son's daughter (Lev. See, To rest on the first day of Passover (Ex. To rejoice on the festivals (Deut. To offer up an additional sacrifice on Yom Kippur (Num. Not to enquire of a yid'oni (wizard) (Deut. Not to inflict punishment on Shabbat (Ex. have been killed (Lev. Not to expend the proceeds of the second tithe on anything but food and drink (Deut. 5:11) Not to commit sodomy with a male (Lev. 21:8) (CCA50). (CCN22). Not to consume the second tithe of the oil outside of Jerusalem (Deut. (negative). (affirmative). 23:13) (affirmative). To adjudicate cases of loss for which a gratuitous borrower is liable (Ex. See, Not to eat chametz on Passover (Ex. To redeem the firstling of an ass (Ex. until the morning, when it will no longer be fit to be burnt (Ex. 21:7) (CCN140). blemishes, after which they may be eaten by anyone. To tithe cattle (Lev. before the blood has been sprinkled (on the altar), (Deut. To sanctify the firstling of clean cattle and offer it up (Ex. 19:17) (CCA72). 21:1-3) (CCN141). To lend to a poor person (Ex. Not to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see , Not to erect a pillar in a public place of worship , Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard , Not to imitate idolaters in customs and clothing , Not to do prohibited labor on the first day of, Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day of, A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else , The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed (by, The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden , The rapist must marry his victim if she is unwed , The slanderer must remain married to his wife , Not to put oil on her meal offering (as usual) , Not to refrain from letting a third-generation, The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage , The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden , To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between, Not to benefit from an ox condemned to be stoned , Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded , Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature , Not to eat certain fats of clean animals , Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the, Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer , Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day , To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth , To send away the mother bird before taking its children , To release the mother bird if she was taken from the nest . This is called a guilt-offering for a known trespass See. 18:17) (CCN123). (affirmative). Not to till the ground in the Sabbatical year (Lev. Not to slay an innocent person (Ex. See, To discuss the departure from Egypt on the first night of Passover (Ex. To destroy idolatry and its appurtenances (Deut. Not to gather the fruit of the tree in the Sabbatical year in the same way So too, all other unclean See, Not to commit incest with the daughter of one's wife's daughter (Lev. (affirmative). her deceased husband's brother (Deut. Not to curse a ruler, that is, the King or the head of the College in the (CCN107). Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession Standard: Not to desire another's possession Standard: The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property , Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer , The court must send the accidental murderer to a, Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge , Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial , Save someone being pursued even by taking the life of the pursuer , Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger , Break the neck of a calf by the river valley following an unsolved murder , Not to work nor plant that river valley , Not to allow pitfalls and obstacles to remain on your property , Help another remove the load from a beast which can no longer carry it , Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload) , Not to overcharge or underpay for an article , Not to insult or harm anybody with words , Not to insult or harm a convert with words , Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws , Not to allow a non-Jew to work him oppressively , The master must not sell his maidservant , Not to extradite a slave who fled to (Biblical) Israel , Not to wrong a slave who has come to Israel for refuge , The courts must carry out the laws of a hired worker and hired guard , Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time , The hired worker may eat from the unharvested crops where he works , The worker must not eat while on hired time , The worker must not take more than he can eat , The courts must carry out the laws of a borrower , The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard , Not to press them for payment if you know they don't have it , The creditor must not forcibly take collateral , Return the collateral to the debtor when needed , Not to demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food , Not to intermediate in an interest loan, guarantee, witness, or write the promissory note , Lend to and borrow from idolaters with interest , The courts must carry out the laws of the plaintiff, admitter, or denier , Carry out the laws of the order of inheritance , Not to appoint judges who are not familiar with judicial procedure , Decide by majority in case of disagreement , The court must not execute through a majority of one; at least a majority of two is required , A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an argument for conviction in capital cases , The courts must carry out the death penalty of stoning , The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning , The courts must carry out the death penalty of the sword , The courts must carry out the death penalty of strangulation , The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry , Bury the executed on the day they are killed , The court must not let the sorcerer live , The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer , The court must not exceed the prescribed number of lashes , The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence , The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime , A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial , A judge must not have mercy on the poor man at the trial , A judge must not respect the great man at the trial , A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor , A judge must not pervert a case involving a convert or orphan , The judge must not fear a violent man in judgment , Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present , Not to curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin , Anybody who knows evidence must testify in court , A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes , Not to accept testimony from a lone witness , Relatives of the litigants must not testify , Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant , Not to deviate from the word of the Sanhedrin , Not to add to the Torah commandments or their oral explanations , Not to diminish from the Torah any commandments, in whole or in part , The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative , The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse , A Kohen must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives , The king must not have too much silver and gold , Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people , Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert , Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Torah if they accept the terms , Not to destroy food trees even during the siege , Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with , Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war , He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions , Not to demand from the above any involvement, communal or military , Not to retain her for servitude after having sexual relations with her , This page was last edited on 22 April 2023, at 14:54. See, To set the mother-bird free when taking the nest (Deut. widely accepted list, but it is not the only one. 30:32-33) (CCN145). See, To give charity according to one's means (Deut. To keep fire always burning on the altar of the burnt-offering (Lev. Children, The Process of Marriage: Kiddushin (Deut. Far fewer say that observing Jewish law is an essential part of their Jewish identity. Jews agreed to follow these . Pew Research Center estimates that as of 2020, 2.4% of U.S. adults are Jewish, including 1.7% who identify with the Jewish religion and 0.6% who are Jews of no religion. 23:6) (CCN67). 17:15) (affirmative). October 4 The Law on Editors bans Jews from editorial posts. 24:17) (CCN68). 11:4) (CCN93). Each tassel has eight threads (when doubled over) and five sets of knots. See, Not to eat chelev (tallow-fat) (Lev. To establish six cities of refuge (for those who committed accidental (The latter is the view of. 12:46) (negative). 31:12) (affirmative). See, Not to eat flesh with milk (Ex. See, Not to tear the High Kohein's robe (Ex. 11:29-30) (affirmative). who lives outside Palestine (Deut. Not to put olive oil in a sin-offering made of flour (Lev. See, Not to do work on the first day of Passover (Ex. Not to eat tevel (something from which the t'rumah and tithe have not yet been separated) (Lev. 13:12) (CCN23). 18:3) (according to the, To give the first of the fleece to the kohein (Deut. 27:16-24) To decapitate the heifer in the manner prescribed (in expiation of a murder That one not a descendant of Aaron in the male line shall not serve (in the 11:41-42) (CCN97). Works in which the number of commandments is not 613. outside of things necessary for sustenance comes within the class in the phrase "Given for the dead" 30:19) (affirmative). 23:2) (CCN136). 14:11) (affirmative). 12:6) (affirmative). unchastity before marriage) must live with her all his lifetime (Deut. other nations (Deut. (CCA70). Not to set up a pillar (for worship) (Deut. 17:17) (negative). 28:11) (affirmative). Not to sell a Hebrew maid-servant to another person (Ex. 6:6) (negative). 35:32) (negative). That the widow formally release the brother-in-law (if he refuses to marry Not to eat the flesh of beasts set apart as sacrifices, that have been To burn meat of the holy sacrifice that has remained over (Lev. To carry out the ordinance of the Red Heifer so that its ashes will always be available (Num. See. 23:11) 7:23) (CCN88). 22:24) Not to appoint as a judge, a person who is not well versed in the laws of That a woman should not wear men's clothing (Deut. Not to bow down to an idol, even if that is not its mode of worship (Ex. Until recently, "law" in relation to the Jewish community meant religious law, but in a "post-emancipation" context, "law" is related to offical behavior, enforcing equal treatment of all groups. I - Taryag", Enumeration of the commandments according to six different commentators, Ohr.edu - "Taryag" - Origin of 613 Commandments, Judaism 101: A List of the 613 Commandments, Jewish Virtual Library - The 613 Commandments, infographic representation of the commandments, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=613_commandments&oldid=1151200837, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 21:28) scorpions) (Deut. 27:10) (affirmative). To heed the call of every prophet in each generation, provided that he 17:13) (CCA49). 23:19) (CCN91). 6:4) (CCA2). persons should declare themselves as such (Lev. 18:23) (CCN118). See. (affirmative). 25:24) To eat the flesh of the Paschal lamb on it, with unleavened bread and both become sacred (Lev. 22:32) (CCA5). Not to sprinkle the blood of blemished cattle upon the altar (Lev. (negative). 23:35) (CCA34). 18:24) (affirmative) (CCI12). (affirmative). 23:19, The Catholic Study Bible, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2011, History of the Jews in the Byzantine Empire, commands that apply only within the Land of Israel, Not to walk outside the city boundary on Shabbat, Not to even think that there are other gods besides Him, Not to make a graven image or any image for yourself, Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshipped, Not to make human forms even for decorative purposes, Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land, Not to eat creatures that live in water other than (kosher) fish, To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth, Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman, Not to have sexual relations with your mother, Not to have sexual relations with your father, Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife, Not to have sexual relations with your sister, Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter, Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter, Not to have sexual relations with your daughter, Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter, Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister, Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister, Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife, Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother, Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife, Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife, Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter, Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her son's daughter, Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter, Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister, Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman, Not to have sexual relations with someone else's wife, A man must not have sexual relations with a man, A man must not have sexual relations with an animal, A woman must not have sexual relations with an animal, To leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor, Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech, Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years, Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer, He must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar, He must not come into contact with the dead, He must not be under the same roof as a corpse, He must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his Nazirite period, To redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a, To ritually slaughter an animal before eating it, Not to say anything in the idolater's defense, Not to refrain from incriminating the idolater, Not to missionize an individual to idol worship, To burn a city that has turned to idol worship, Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter, Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard, Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people, Not to have sexual relations with women not thus married, Not to drink wine poured in service to idols, Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshiped, Not to derive benefit from idols and their accessories, Not to derive benefit from ornaments of idols, Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day, To rest from prohibited labor on Yom Kippur, Not to eat chametz all seven days of Passover, To relate the Exodus from Egypt on that night, Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins, To afflict oneself and cry out before God in times of calamity, Not to withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife, Not to eat worms found in fruit on the ground, Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism, "Halakhah: Jewish Law / Torah 101 / Mechon Mamre", "The Ramban's Emendations to the Taryag Mitzvos - pt. 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