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248 Positive Commandments
 
 

p1. Believing in G-d (Exodus 20:2).

p2. The Oneness (unity) of G-d (Deuteronomy 6:4).

p3. Loving G-d (Deuteronomy 6:5).

p4. Fearing G-d (Deuteronomy 6:13).

p5. Worshiping G-d “Prayer” (Exodus 23:25).

p6. Clinging to the Sages (Deuteronomy 11:22).

p7. Taking an oath in G-d’s name (Deuteronomy 10:20).

p8. Following & Imitating G-d’s ways (Deuteronomy 28:9).

p9. “Kiddush HaShem–Sanctifying G-d’s name (Leviticus 22:32).

p10. Reciting the “Shema” (Deuteronomy 6:7).

p11. Studying and Teaching the Torah (Law) (Deuteronomy 6:7).

p12. Wearing Tefillin on one’s head (Deuteronomy 6:8).

p13. Wearing Tefillin on one’s arm (Deuteronomy 6:8).

p14. Wearing Tzitzit (Fringes) (Numbers 15:38).

p15. The Mezuzah (Deuteronomy 6:9).

p16. “HakHail” – Assembling the entire Nation of Israel (Deuteronomy 31:12).

p17. The Torah Scroll of the King (Deuteronomy 17:18).

p18. A personal Torah Scroll (Deuteronomy 31:19).

p19. Grace after Meals (Deuteronomy 8:10).

p20. Building the Sanctuary (Exodus 25:8).

p21. Respecting the Sanctuary (Leviticus 19:30).

p22. Guarding the Sanctuary (Numbers 18:4).

p23. The Service of the Levites (Numbers 18:23).

p24. Sanctification of a Priest before Service (Exodus 30:19).

p25. Kindling the lights of the Menorah in the Beit HaMikdash (Exodus 27:21).

p26. The Priestly blessing (Numbers 6:23).

p27. The Show-Bread (Exodus 25:30).

p28. Burning the Incense (Exodus 30:7).

p29. The perpetual fire on the Altar (Leviticus 6:6).

p30. Removing the Ashes from the Altar.

p31. Dismissing the Impure (Numbers 5:2).

p32. Honoring the Priests (Leviticus 21:8).

p33. The Priestly Garments (Exodus 28:2).

p34. The Priests carrying the Ark (of the Covenant) (Numbers 7:9).

p35. The Oil of Anointment (Leviticus 21:10).

p36. Rotating the service in the Beit HaMikdash (Deuteronomy 18:7-8).

p37. Burials in which a Priest must be involved (Leviticus 21:3).

p38. Marriage of a Kohain Godol (High Priest) (Leviticus 21:13).

p39. The Daily Offering (Numbers 28:3).

p40. The Kohain Godol’s Daily Offering (Leviticus 6:13).

p41. The Additional Sabbath Offering (Numbers 28:9).

p42. The Additional Rosh Chodesh (First of the month) Offering (Numbers 28:11).

p43. The Additional Passover offering (Leviticus 23:8).

p44. First Harvest offering (Leviticus 23:10).

p45. The Additional Shavuot offering (Numbers 28:26).

p46. The bringing of Two Loaves on Shavuot (Leviticus 23:17).

p47. The Additional Rosh HaShanah Offering (Numbers 29:1-2).

p48. The Additional Yom Kippur Offering (Numbers 29:7-8).

p49. The Yom Kippur Service (Leviticus 16:34).
p50. The Additional Sukkot Offerings (Numbers 29:12-13)

p51. The Additional Shemini Atzeret offering (Numbers 29:35-36).

p52. The Three Holiday Pilgrimages to the Beit Hamikdash (Exodus 23:14).

p53. Appearing before HaShem in the Beit Hamikdash (Deuteronomy 16:16).

p54. Rejoicing on the Festivals (Deuteronomy 16:14).

p55. Slaughtering the Passover Sacrifice (Exodus 12:6).

p56. Eating the Passover Offering (Exodus 12:8).

p57. Slaughtering the Second Passover Offering (Numbers 9:11).

p58. Eating the Second Passover Offering (Numbers 9:11).

p59. Blowing the Shofar (Trumpet) in the Sanctuary (Numbers 10:10).

p60. Offering Animal Sacrifices at their appropriate age (Leviticus 22:27).

p61. Unblemished Sacrifices (Leviticus 22:21).

p62. Offering salt with a sacrifice (Leviticus 2:13).

p63. Laws of the Burnt-offering (Leviticus 1:3).

p64. Laws of the Sin-offering (Leviticus 6:18).

p65. Laws of the Guilt-offering (Leviticus 7:1).

p66. Laws of the Peace-offering (Leviticus 3:1).

p67. Laws of the Meal-offerings (Leviticus 2:1).

p68. Offering of a Court that has made an error in judgment (Leviticus 4:13).

p69. The Sin-offering (Leviticus 4:27).

p70. The Guilt-offering for questionable guilt (Leviticus 5:17).

p71. The Guilt-offering (Leviticus 5:6).

p72. The Guilt-offering adjustable to financial status (Leviticus 5:1-11).

p73. Confessing a sin (Leviticus 5:5).

p74. Offering for the “Zav” (Leviticus 5:3-14).

p75. Offering for the “Zavah” (Leviticus 15:28-29).

p76. Offering after Childbirth (Leviticus 12:6).

p77. Offering brought by a Metzorah (Leviticus 14:10).

p78. Sanctifying one-tenth of a Herd (Leviticus 27:32).

p79. Sanctifying First-born Animals (that are kosher) (Exodus 13:2).

p80. Redeeming first-born Sons (Numbers 18:15).

p81. Redeeming First-born Donkeys (Exodus 34:20).

p82. Breaking the Neck of an Unredeemed First-born Donkey (Exodus 34:20).

p83. Fulfilling Sacrificial Obligations on Time (Deuteronomy 12:5-6).

p84. An Offering may only be brought in the Sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:14).

p85. Bringing an Offering to the Sanctuary even from outside the Land of Israel (Deuteronomy 12:26).

p86. Redeeming a Blemished Animal designated for an Offering (Leviticus 27:15).

p87. Sanctity of a Substituted Animal designated for an Offering (Leviticus 27:10).

p88. The Priests’ Eating Portions of the Meal Offering (Leviticus 6:9).

p89. The Priests’ Eating Portions of a Animal Offering (Exodus 29:33).

p90. Burning sacrifices that became Impure (Leviticus 7:19).

p91. Burning the Leftovers (Leviticus 7:17).

p92. The “Nazir – Growing his Hair (Numbers 6:5).

p93. Nazirite Offering (Numbers 5:13).

p94. Keeping a Vow (Deuteronomy 23:24).

p95. The Nulification of Vows (The exact source for this commandment is considered a matter of question by our Rabbinic Sages).

p96. Impurity of a Dead Animal (Leviticus 11:8).

p97. Impurity of Creeping Animals (Leviticus 11:29).

p98. Impurity of Food & Drink (Leviticus 11:34).
p99. Impurity of a “Niddah” (Leviticus 15:19).

p100. Impurity after childbirth (Leviticus 12:2)
p101. Impurity of a Metzorah (Leviticus 13:2).

p102. “Tzara’at” Impurity Affecting Clothes (Leviticus 13:47).

p103. “Tzara’at” Impurity in Houses (Leviticus 14:47).

p104. Impurity of a “Zav” (Leviticus 15:2).

p105. Impurity caused by Discharge (Leviticus 15:16).

p106. Impurity of a “Zavah” (Leviticus 15:19).

p107. Impurity of Coming in contact with a Dead Body (Numbers 19:11).

p108. The Purifying Water (Numbers 19:21).

p109. Immersing in a Mikveh (Leviticus 15:16).

p110. Purification from “Tzara’at” (Leviticus 14:2).

p111. Shaving the hair of a person that has “Tzara’at” (Leviticus 14:9).

p112. Proclaiming the Impurity of a Metzorah (Leviticus 13:45).

p113. The Red Cow (Numbers 19:1-9).

p114. Donating the Value of a Man to HaShem (Leviticus 27:2).

p115. Donating the Value of Animals (Leviticus 27:11-12).

p116. Donating the Value of Houses (Leviticus 27:14).

p117. Donating the Value of Fields (Leviticus 27:16-22).

p118. Misusing something that has been Declared Holy (Leviticus 5:16).

p119. Fruits of the fourth year (Leviticus 19:24).

p120. Peah (Leviticus 19:10).

p121. Leaving fallen stalks while reaping (Leviticus 23:22).

p122. Leaving a forgotten sheaf while reaping. (Deuteronomy 24:19).

p123. Leaving defective grape clusters in the vineyard (Leviticus 19:10).

p124. Leaving individual fallen grapes in the vineyard (Leviticus 19:10).

p125. Presenting the first fruit (Exodus 23:19).

p126. The Priestly Portion (Deuteronomy 18:4).

p127. The First Tithe (Numbers 18:24).

p128. The Second Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:22).

p129. The Levite’s Priestly gifts (Numbers 18:26).

p130. Tithes for the poor (Deuteronomy 14:28).

p131. Declaration for tithes (Deuteronomy 26:13).

p132. Declaration when presenting the First-Fruits (Deuteronomy 26:5).

p133. Challah: Dough Offering (Numbers 15:20).

p134. Making our fields available to everyone during Sabbath (Exodus 23:11).

p135. Resting the Land from Plowing and Reaping during Sabbath (Exodus 34:21).

p136. “Yovel” The Jubilee Year (Leviticus 25:10).

p137. Blowing the Shofar (Trumpet) and Freeing Slaves in Yovel (Leviticus 25:9-10).

p138. Returning Hereditary Property in Yovel (Leviticus 25:13).

p139. Redeeming property in Yovel (Leviticus 25:29).

p140. Counting the Yovel Cycle (Leviticus 25:8).

p141. Forgoing Loans after Shemitah (Deuteronomy 15:3).

p142. Collecting loans given to non-believers (Deuteronomy 15:3).

p143. The Priestly portion of Meat (Deuteronomy 18:3).

p144. The Priestly portion of Fleece (Deuteronomy 18:4).

p145. Objects vowed to be set aside for the Priests & the Sanctuary “Cherem” (Leviticus 27:28).

p146. “Shechitah” Slaughtering Animals for food (Deuteronomy 12:21).

p147. Covering the blood of a slaughtered Wild Animal or Bird (Leviticus 17:13).

p148. Sending away the Mother Bird (Deuteronomy 22:7).

p149. Checking for signs in Animals & Beasts (Leviticus 11:2).

p150. Checking for signs in Birds (Deuteronomy 14:11).

p151. Checking for signs in Grasshoppers (Leviticus 11:21).

p152. Checking for signs in fish (Leviticus 11:9).

p153. The New Moon calculating the months & years (Exodus 12:2).

p154. Resting on Sabbath Exodus 23:12).

p155. Making Sabbath holy (Exodus 20:8).

p156. Removing the Chametz (Exodus 12:15).

p157. Telling the story of Pesach (Exodus 13:8).

p158. Eating Matzo on Passover Exodus 12:18).

p159. Resting on the first day of Passover (Exodus 12:16).

p160. Resting on the seventh day of Passover (Exodus 12:16).

p161. Counting the Omer (Leviticus 23:15).

p162. Resting on Shavuot (Leviticus 23:21).

p163. Resting on Rosh Hashanah (Leviticus 23:24).

p164. Fasting on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:29).

p165. Resting on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:31).

p166. Resting on the first day of Sukkot (Leviticus 23:35).

p167. Resting on the eighth day of Sukkot (Leviticus 23:36).

p168. Living in the Sukkah during the Holiday of Sukkot (Leviticus 23:42).

p169. Taking the four Species: Lulav, Estrog, Hadasim, and Aravot (Leviticus 23:40).

p170. Hearing the Shofar blown on Rosh HaShanah (Numbers 29:1).

p171. Yearly giving of the Half-Shekel (Exodus 30:12).

p172. Heeding a Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15).

p173. Appointing a King (Deuteronomy 17:15).

p174. Obeying the Supreme Court of the Nation of Israel (Deuteronomy 17:11).

p175. Abiding by a majority decision (Exodus 23:2).

p176. Appointing Judges (Deuteronomy 16:18).

p177. Judging Honestly (Leviticus 19:15).

p178. Giving evidence (Leviticus 5:1).

p179. Verifying the evidence brought to Court (Deuteronomy 13:15).

p180. Punishing false witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:19).

p181. Atoning for an unsolved murder “Eglah arufah” (Deuteronomy 21:1).

p182. Setting aside cities of refuge (Deuteronomy 19:3).

p183. Providing cities for the Levites (Numbers 35:2).

p184. Removing sources of danger from our property (Deuteronomy 22:8).

p185. Destroying idol-worship (Deuteronomy 12:2).

p186. Dealing with a city of idol-worshipers (Deuteronomy 13:17).

p187. Destroying the seven idol-worshiping Nations (Deuteronomy 20:17).

p188. Total destruction of Amalek (Deuteronomy 25:19).

p189. Remembering what Amalek did (Deuteronomy 25:17).

p190. Offering peace before waging war (Deuteronomy 20:11).

p191. Preparing for war Deuteronomy 20:2).

p192. Designing the Army Camp (Deuteronomy 23:13).

p193. Personal equipment for Soldiers Deuteronomy 23:14).

p194. Returning a theft (Leviticus 5:23).

p195. Giving Tzedakah Deuteronomy 15:8).

p196. Gifts upon the release of an Israelite slave (Deuteronomy 15:14).

p197. Lending Money (Exodus 22:24).

p198. Taking interest from Non-Believer (Deuteronomy 23:21).

p199. Returning security for loans (Deuteronomy 24:13).

p200. Paying wages on time (Deuteronomy 24:15).

p201. Permitting Employees at work to eat from our Crops (Deuteronomy 23:25-26).

p202. Unloading the burden from a tired Animal (Exodus 23:5).

p203. Lifting the burden from an Animal whose load has fallen (Deuteronomy 22:4).

p204. Returning a lost article (Exodus 23:4).

p205. Rebuking a fellow Believer (Leviticus 19:17).

p206. Loving our fellow Israelite (Leviticus 19:18).

p207. Loving a Convert (Deuteronomy 10:19).

p208. Having honest measurements (Leviticus 19:36).

p209. Respecting the Sages and the Elderly (Leviticus 19:32).

p210. Honoring your Parents (Exodus 20:12).

p211. Revering our Parents (Leviticus 19:3).

p212. To be fruitful & multiply (Genesis 1:28).

p213. Marriage (Deuteronomy 24:1).

p214. A newly married couple (Deuteronomy 24:5).

p215. Circumcision (Genesis 17:10).

p216. “Yibum” Deuteronomy 25:5).

p217. Allowing a Childless Widow to Remarry (Deuteronomy 25:9).

p218. “HaOness” (Deuteronomy 22:29).

p219. Staying married to a defamed Wife (Deuteronomy 22:19).

p220. “HaMefateh” (Exodus 22:15).

p221. Women Captives of war (Deuteronomy 21:11).

p222. Divorce procedure (Deuteronomy 24:1).

p223. The suspected Woman (Numbers 5:12).

p224. Punishment by flogging (Deuteronomy 25:2).

p225. Exiling a Person to a refuge city (Numbers 35:25).

p226. Execution by Beheading (Exodus 21:20).

p227. Execution by Strangulation (Exodus 21:16).

p228. Execution by Burning (Leviticus 20:14).

p229. Execution by Stoning (Deuteronomy 22:24).

p230. Hanging (Deuteronomy 21:22).

p231. Burying the dead (Deuteronomy 21:23).

p232. The Israelite slave (Exodus 21:2).

p233. Marrying an Israelite Maidservant (Exodus 21:8).

p234. Redeeming an

Israelite Maidservant (Exodus 21:8).

p235. The non-believing slave (Leviticus 25:46).

p236. Personal injury (Exodus 21:18).

p237. Damage caused by goring (Exodus 21:28).

p238. Injury caused by an Obstruction (Exodus 21:33).

p239. Penalties for robbery (Exodus 21:37-22:3).

p240. Damage caused by grazing Animals (Exodus 22:4).

p241. Damage caused by fire (Exodus 22:5).

p242. The unpaid Watchman (Exodus 22:6).

p243. The paid Watchman (Exodus 22:9).

p244. A borrower (Exodus 22:13).

p245. Conducting business (Leviticus 25:14).

p246. Laws of Claims (Exodus 22:8).

p247. Saving the Victim from his Attacker (Deuteronomy 25:12).

p248. Laws of Inheritance (Numbers 27:8).

 

Study Aids  

The 613 Commandments (2 vol. set)

"The Commandments"
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