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Each mitzvah — a divine commandment — carries unique meaning, purpose, and spiritual depth. This list presents all 613 mitzvot as organized in the Mishneh Torah, guiding us through core principles of Jewish faith and daily life. Use the filters to explore positive and negative commandments, browse by category, or search specific mitzvot that inspire your practice. Whether you're here to learn, reflect, or deepen your observance, this list is your companion on a lifelong journey of connection with G‑d.

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101

Not to do prohibited labor on Shavuot

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Shavuot – שָׁבוּעוֹת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Torah – תּוֹרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
102

To rest on Rosh Hashanah

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Rosh Hashanah – רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
103

Not to do prohibited labor on Rosh Hashanah

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Rosh Hashanah – רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
104

To rest on Sukkot

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Sukkot – סֻכּוֹת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
105

Not to do prohibited labor on Sukkot

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Sukkot – סֻכּוֹת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
106

To rest on Shemini Atzeret

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Shemini Atzeret – שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
107

Not to do prohibited labor on Shemini Atzeret

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Shemini Atzeret – שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
108

Not to eat Chametz on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nissan

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
109

To destroy all Chametz on 14th day of Nissan

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
110

Not to eat Chametz all seven days of Passover

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
111

Not to eat mixtures containing Chametz all seven days of Passover

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
112

Chametz should not be seen in your domain seven days

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Home – בַּיִת
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
113

Chametz should not be found in your domain seven days

true
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Home – בַּיִת
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
114

To eat Matzah on the first night of Passover

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
115

To relate the Exodus from Egypt on that night

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Pesach – פֶּסַח
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Torah – תּוֹרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
116

To hear the Shofar on the first day of Tishrei

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Rosh Hashanah – רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Repentance – תְּשׁוּבָה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
117

To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Sukkot – סֻכּוֹת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
118

To take up a Lulav and Etrog all seven days of Sukkot

false
true
Holidays – חֲגִים
Sukkot – סֻכּוֹת
Holidays - חַגִּים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Gratitude – הוֹדָיָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
119

Each man must give a half shekel annually

false
true
Charity – צְדָקָה
Charity – צְדָקָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Temple - בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
Justice – צֶדֶק
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
120

Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins

false
true
Justice / Courts – דִּינִים
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
High Court / Judges - סַנְהֶדְרִין / שֹׁפְטִים
Community – קְהִלָּה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
121

To afflict and cry out before G‑d in times of catastrophe

false
true
Tefillah – תְּפִלָּה
Tefillah - תְּפִלָּה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Repentance – תְּשׁוּבָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
122

To marry a wife by the means prescribed in the Torah (kiddushin)

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
123

Not to have relations with women not thus married

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
124

Not to withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Justice – צֶדֶק
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
125

To have children with one's wife

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
126

To issue a divorce by means of a Get document

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Divorce - גֵּרוּשִׁין
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
127

A man must not remarry his wife after she has married someone else

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Divorce - גֵּרוּשִׁין
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
128

To do Yibum (marry childless brother's widow)

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Yibbum / Chalitzah – יִבּוּם / חֲלִיצָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
129

To do Chalitzah (freeing a widow from yibum)

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Yibbum / Chalitzah – יִבּוּם / חֲלִיצָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
130

The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Yibbum / Chalitzah – יִבּוּם / חֲלִיצָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
131

The court must fine one who seduces a maiden

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
132

The rapist must marry the maiden (if she chooses)

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
133

He is not allowed to divorce her

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Divorce - גֵּרוּשִׁין
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
134

The slanderer must remain married to the wife he slandered

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Speech - דָּבָר
Gossip/Slander - לָשׁוֹן הָרָע
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
135

He must not divorce her

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Divorce - גֵּרוּשִׁין
Gossip/Slander - לָשׁוֹן הָרָע
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
136

To fulfill the laws of the woman suspected of adultery (Sotah)

false
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
137

Not to put oil on her meal offering

true
true
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
138

Not to put frankincense on her Meal Offering

true
true
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Ketoret – קְטֹרֶת
139

Not to have sexual relations with your mother

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
140

Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
141

Not to have sexual relations with your sister

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
142

Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter (from your father)

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
143

Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
144

Not to have sexual relations with your daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
145

Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
146

Not to marry a woman and her daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
147

Not to marry a woman and her son's daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
148

Not to marry a woman and her daughter's daughter

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
149

Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
150

Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
151

Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
152

Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
153

Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
154

Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
155

A man must not have sexual relations with a beast

true
true
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
156

A woman must not have sexual relations with a beast

true
true
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
157

Not to have homosexual sexual relations

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
158

Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
159

Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father's brother

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
160

Not to have sexual relations with a married woman

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Between a person and their fellow - בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
161

Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman

true
true
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Niddah – נִדָּה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Home – בַּיִת
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
162

Not to marry non-Jews

true
true
Covenant – בְּרִית
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Idolatry - עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
163

Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people

true
true
Covenant – בְּרִית
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Community – קְהִלָּה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Eretz Yisrael – אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
164

Don't keep a third generation Egyptian convert from marrying into the Jewish people

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Convert - גֵּר
Community – קְהִלָּה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Covenant - בְּרִית
165

Not to refrain from marrying a third generation Edomite convert

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Convert - גֵּר
Community – קְהִלָּה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Compassion – רַחֲמִים
Covenant - בְּרִית
166

Not to let a Mamzer ("bastard") marry into the Jewish people

true
true
Family – מִשְׁפָּחָה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Community – קְהִלָּה
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Covenant - בְּרִית
167

Not to let a eunuch marry into the Jewish people

true
true
Community – קְהִלָּה
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Community – קְהִלָּה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Covenant - בְּרִית
168

Not to castrate any male (including animals)

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
169

The High Priest must not marry a widow

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
170

The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
171

The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden

false
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
172

A Kohen must not marry a divorcee

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
173

A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who had forbidden relations)

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
174

A Kohen must not marry a chalalah

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Priests – כֹּהֲנִים
Marriage - קִדּוּשִׁין
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Covenant - בְּרִית
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
175

Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman

true
true
Holiness – קְדוּשָּׁה
Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת
Family - מִשְׁפָּחָה
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Reverence - יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
176

To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between Kosher and non-kosher

false
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
177

To examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher

false
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
178

To examine the signs of fish to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher

false
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
179

To examine the signs of locusts to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher

false
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
180

Not to eat non-kosher animals

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
181

Not to eat non-kosher fowl

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
182

Not to eat non-kosher fish

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
183

Not to eat non-kosher flying insects

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
184

Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
185

Not to eat non-kosher maggots

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
186

Not to eat worms found in fruit once they have left the fruit

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
187

Not to eat creatures that live in water other than fish

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
188

Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
189

Not to benefit from a beast condemned to be stoned

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Laws and Courts – דִּינִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
190

Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
191

Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Animals – בְּהֵמוֹת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
192

Not to eat blood

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Justice – צֶדֶק
Blood – דָּם
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
193

Not to eat certain fats of kosher animals

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
194

Not to eat the sinew of the thigh (sciatic nerve)

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Community – קְהִלָּה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
195

Not to eat meat and milk cooked together

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Meat and Milk – בָּשָׂר בְּחָלָב
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
196

Not to cook meat and milk together

true
true
Kashrut – כַּשְׁרוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Meat and Milk – בָּשָׂר בְּחָלָב
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Between a person and G-d - בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
197

Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer

true
true
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
198

Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the Omer

true
true
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
199

Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer

true
true
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Festivals – מוֹעֲדִים
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
Sacrifices – קָרְבָּנוֹת
200

Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years

true
true
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Kashrut - כַּשְׁרוּת
Agriculture – חַקְלָאוּת
Holiness - קְדֻשָּׁה
Purity – טָהֳרָה
Faith - אֱמוּנָה
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