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Judaism: The 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)



The following is a brief listing of the 613 commandments (mitzvot), as recorded and classified by Maimonides in the 12th century. This listing is taken from his classic compendium of Jewish law, the "Mishneh Torah," which contains 14 primary "books" or sections.




Laws of Character

Laws of Torah Study

Laws of Idolatry and Paganism

Laws of Repentance



Laws of Reading the Shema

Laws of Prayer and Kohanic Blessings

Laws of Tefillin, Mezuza and Sefer Torah

Laws of Tzitzit

Laws of Blessings

Laws of Circumcision



Laws of the Sabbath

Laws of Eruvin (Rabbinical)

Laws of Yom Kippur Rest

Laws of Festival Rest

Laws of Chometz and Matzah

Laws of Shofar, Sukkah, Lulav

Laws of Shekalim

Laws of Sanctification of Months

Laws of Fasts

Laws of Megillah and Chanukah (Rabbinical)



Laws of Marriage

Laws of Divorce

Laws of Yivum and Chalitzah (Levirate Marriage)

Laws of Women

Laws of Sotah (Suspect Wife)



Laws of Forbidden Relations

Laws of Forbidden Foods

Laws of Slaughtering



Laws of Oaths

Laws of Vows

Laws of The Nazir

Laws of Estimated Values and Vows



Laws of Mixed Species

Laws of Gifts to the Poor

Laws of Ma'aser

Laws of The Second Tithe and Fourth Year Produce

Laws of First Fruits and other Kohanic Gifts

Laws of The Sabbatical and Jubilee Years



Laws of The Temple

Laws of Temple Vessels and Employees

Laws of Entering the Temple

Laws of Restrictions Concerning Sacrifices

Laws of Sacrificial Procedure

Laws of Constant and Additional Offerings

Laws of Disqualified Offerings

Laws of Yom Kippur Service

Laws of Misusing Sanctified Property



Laws of Pascal Sacrifice

Laws of Pilgrim Offerings

Laws of First Born Animals

Laws of Offerings for Unintentional Transgressions

Laws of Lacking Atonement

Laws of Substitution of Sacrifices



Laws of Impurity of Human Dead

Laws of The Red Heifer

Laws of Impurity through Tzara'at

Laws of Impurity of Reclining and Sitting

Laws of Other Sources of Impurity

Laws of Impurity of Food

Laws of Vessels (Rabbinical)

Laws of Mikveh



Laws of Property Damage

Laws of Theft

Laws of Robbery and Lost Objects

Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life



Laws of Sales

Laws of Acquisitions and Gifts (Rabbinical)

Laws of Neighbors (Rabbinical)

Laws of Agents and Partners (Rabbinical)

Laws of Slaves



Laws of Hiring

Laws of Borrowing and Depositing

Laws of Creditor and Debtor

Laws of Plaintiff and Defendant

Laws of Inheritance



Laws of Sanhedrin and Punishments

Laws of EvidenceLaws of Insurgents

Laws of Mourning

Laws of Kings and their Wars



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