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The 613 Commandments

BOOK ONE: THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE

Fundamentals of Torah:
1
To know there is a God
Ex. 20:2
2
Not to entertain thoughts of other gods besides Him
Ex. 20:3
3
To know that He is one
Deut. 6:4
4
To love Him
Deut. 6:5
5
To fear Him
Deut. 10:20
6
To sanctify His Name
Lev. 22:32
7
Not to profane His Name
Lev. 22:32
8
Not to destroy objects associated with His Name
Deut. 12:4
9
To listen to the prophet speaking in His Name
Deut. 18:15
10
Not to test the prophet unduly
Deut. 6:16

Laws of Character
11
To emulate His ways
Deut. 28:9
12
To cleave to those who know Him
Deut. 10:20
13
To love Jews
Lev. 19:18
14
To love converts
Deut. 10:19
15
Not to hate fellow Jews
Lev. 19:17
16
To reprove
Lev. 19:17
17
Not to embarrass others
Lev. 19:17
18
Not to oppress the weak
Ex. 21:22
19
Not to speak derogatorily of others
Lev. 19:16
20
Not to take revenge
Lev. 19:18
21
Not to bear a grudge
Lev. 19:18

Laws of Torah Study

22
To learn Torah
Deut. 6:7
23
To honor those who teach and know Torah
Lev. 19:32

Laws of Idolatry and Paganism
24
Not to inquire into idolatry
Lev. 19:4
25
Not to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see
Num. 15:39
26
Not to blaspheme
Ex. 22:27
27
Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshiped
Ex. 20:5
28
Not to worship idols in the four ways we worship God
Ex. 20:5
29
Not to make an idol for yourself
Ex. 20:4
30
Not to make an idol for others
Lev. 19:4
31
Not to make human forms even for decorative purposes
Ex. 20:20
32
Not to turn a city to idolatry
Ex. 23:13
33
To burn a city that has turned to idol worship
Deut. 13:17
34
Not to rebuild it as a city
Deut. 13:17
35
Not to derive benefit from it
Deut. 13:18
36
Not to missionize an individual to idol worship
Deut. 13:12
37
Not to love the missionary
Deut. 13:9
38
Not to cease hating the missionary
Deut. 13:9
39
Not to save the missionary
Deut. 13:9
40
Not to say anything in his defense
Deut. 13:9
41
Not to refrain from incriminating him
Deut. 13:9
42
Not to prophesize in the name of idolatry
Deut. 13:14
43
Not to listen to a false prophet
Deut. 13:4
44
Not to prophesize falsely in the name of God
Deut. 18:20
45
Not to be afraid of killing the false prophet
Deut. 18:22
46
Not to swear in the name of an idol
Ex. 23:13
47
Not to perform ov (medium)
Lev. 19:31
48
Not to perform yidoni (magical seer)
Lev. 19:31
49
Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech
Lev. 18:21
50
Not to erect a column in a public place of worship
Deut. 16:22
51
Not to bow down on smooth stone
Lev. 26:1
52
Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deut. 16:21
53
To destroy idols and their accessories
Deut. 12:2
54
Not to derive benefit from idols and their accessories
Deut. 7:26
55
Not to derive benefit from ornaments of idols
Deut. 7:25
56
Not to make a covenant with idolaters
Deut. 7:2
57
Not to show favor to them
Deut. 7:2
58
Not to let them dwell in our land
Ex. 23:33
59
Not to imitate them in customs and clothing
Lev. 20:23
60
Not to be superstitious
Lev. 19:26
61
Not to go into a trance to foresee events, etc.
Deut. 18:10
62
Not to engage in astrology
Lev. 19:26
63
Not to mutter incantations
Deut. 18:11
64
Not to attempt to contact the dead
Deut. 18:11
65
Not to consult the ov
Deut. 18:11
66
Not to consult the yidoni
Deut. 18:11
67
Not to perform acts of magic
Deut. 18:10
68
Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head
Lev. 19:27
69
Men must not shave their beards with a razor
Lev. 19:27
70
Men must not wear women's clothing
Deut. 22:5
71
Women must not wear men's clothing
Deut. 22:5
72
Not to tattoo the skin
Lev. 19:28
73
Not to tear the skin in mourning
Deut. 14:1
74
Not to make a bald spot in mourning
Deut. 14:1

Laws of Repentance
75
To repent and confess wrongdoings
Num. 5:7

BOOK TWO: THE BOOK OF LOVE OF GOD

Laws of Reading the Shema
76
To say the Shema twice daily
Deut. 6:7

Laws of Prayer and Kohanic Blessings
77
To serve the Almighty with prayer daily
Ex. 23:25
78
The Kohanim must bless the Jewish nation daily
Num. 6:23

Laws of Tefillin, Mezuza and Sefer Torah
79
To wear tefillin on the head
Deut. 6:8
80
To bind tefillin on the arm
Deut. 6:8
81
To put a mezuzah on each door post
Deut. 6:9
82
Each male must write a Sefer Torah
Deut. 31:19
83
The king must have a separate Sefer Torah for himself
Deut. 17:18

Laws of Tzitzit
84
To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments
Num. 15:38

Laws of Blessings
85
To bless the Almighty after eating
Deut. 8:10

Laws of Circumcision
86
To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth
Lev. 12:3

BOOK THREE: THE BOOK OF SEASONS

Laws of the Sabbath
87
To rest on the seventh day
Ex. 23:12
88
Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day
Ex. 20:10
89
The court must not inflict punishment on Shabbat
Ex. 35:3
90
Not to walk outside the city boundary on Shabbat
Ex. 16:29
91
To sanctify the day with Kiddush and Havdallah
Ex. 20:8

Laws of Eruvin (Rabbinical)

Laws of Yom Kippur Rest
92
To rest from prohibited labor
Lev. 23:32
93
Not to do prohibited labor on Yom Kippur
Lev. 23:32
94
To afflict yourself on Yom Kippur
Lev. 16:29
95
Not to eat or drink on Yom Kippur
Lev. 23:29

Laws of Festival Rest
96
To rest on the first day of Passover
Lev. 23:7
97
Not to do prohibited labor on the first day of Passover
Lev. 23:8
98
To rest on the seventh day of Passover
Lev. 23:8
99
Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day of Passover
Lev. 23:8
100
To rest on Shavuot
Lev. 23:21
101
Not to do prohibited labor on Shavuot
Lev. 23:21
102
To rest on Rosh Hashana
Lev. 23:24
103
Not to do prohibited labor on Rosh Hashana
Lev. 23:25
104
To rest on Sukkot
Lev. 23:35
105
Not to do prohibited labor on Sukkot
Lev. 23:35
106
To rest on Shmini Atzeret
Lev. 23:36
107
Not to do prohibited labor on Shmini Atzeret
Lev. 23:36

Laws of Chometz and Matzah
108
Not to eat chametz on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nissan
Deut. 16:3
109
To destroy all chametz on 14th day of Nissan
Ex. 12:15
110
Not to eat chametz all seven days of Passover
Ex. 13:3
111
Not to eat mixtures containing chametz all seven days of Passover
Ex. 12:20
112
Not to see chametz in your domain seven days
Ex. 13:7
113
Not to find chametz in your domain seven days
Ex. 12:19
114
To eat matzah on the first night of Passover
Ex. 12:18
115
To relate the exodus from Egypt on that night
Ex. 13:8

Laws of Shofar, Sukkah, Lulav
116
To hear the Shofar on the first day of Tishrei (Rosh Hashana)
Num. 29:1
117
To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot
Lev. 23:42
118
To take up a Lulav and Etrog all seven days
Lev. 23:40

Laws of Shekalim
119
Each man must give a half shekel annually
Ex. 30:13

Laws of Sanctification of Months
120
Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins
Ex. 12:2

Laws of Fasts
121
To afflict and cry out before God in times of catastrophe
Num. 10:9

Laws of Megillah and Chanukah (Rabbinical)

BOOK FOUR: THE BOOK OF WOMEN

Laws of Marriage
122
To marry a wife by means of ketubah and kiddushin
Deut. 22:13
123
Not to have relations with women not thus married
Deut. 23:18
124
Not to withhold food, clothing, and relations from your wife
Ex. 21:10
125
To have children with one's wife
Gen 1:28

Laws of Divorce
126
To issue a divorce by means of a "get" document
Deut. 24:1
127
A man must not remarry his wife after she has married someone else
Deut. 24:4

Laws of Yivum and Chalitzah (Levirate Marriage)
128
To do yibum (marry childless brother's widow)
Deut. 25:5
129
To do chalitzah (freeing a widow from yibum)
Deut. 25:9
130
The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law
are removed
Deut. 25:5

Laws of Women
131
The court must fine one who seduces a maiden
Ex. 22:15-16
132
The rapist must marry the maiden (if she chooses)
Deut. 22:29
133
He is not allowed to divorce her
Deut. 22:29
134
The slanderer must remain married to his wife
Deut. 22:19
135
He must not divorce her
Deut. 22:19

Laws of Sotah (Suspect Wife)
136
To fulfill the laws of the Sotah
Num. 5:30
137
Not to put oil on her meal offering
Num. 5:15
138
Not to put frankincense on her meal offering
Num. 5:15

BOOK FIVE: THE BOOK OF HOLINESS

Laws of Forbidden Relations
139
Not to have relations with your mother
Lev. 18:7
140
Not to have relations with your father's wife
Lev. 18:8
141
Not to have relations with your sister
Lev. 18:9
142
Not to have relations with your father's wife's daughter
Lev. 18:11
143
Not to have relations with your son's daughter
Lev. 18:10
144
Not to have relations with your daughter
Lev. 18:10
145
Not to have relations with your daughter's daughter
Lev. 18:10
146
Not to have relations with a woman and her daughter
Lev. 18:17
147
Not to have relations with a woman and her son's daughter
Lev. 18:17
148
Not to have relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter
Lev. 18:17
149
Not to have relations with your father's sister
Lev. 18:12
150
Not to have relations with your mother's sister
Lev. 18:13
151
Not to have relations with your father's brother's wife
Lev. 18:14
152
Not to have relations with your son's wife
Lev. 18:15
153
Not to have relations with your brother's wife
Lev. 18:16
154
Not to have relations with your wife's sister
Lev. 18:18
155
A man must not have relations with a beast
Lev. 18:23
156
A woman must not have relations with a beast
Lev. 18:23
157
Not to have homosexual relations
Lev. 18:22
158
Not to have homosexual relations with your father
Lev. 18:7
159
Not to have homosexual relations with your father's brother
Lev. 18:14
160
Not to have relations with a married woman
Lev. 18:20
161
Not to have relations with a menstrually impure woman
Lev. 18:19
162
Not to marry non-Jews
Deut. 7:3
163
Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people
Deut. 23:4
164
Don't keep a third generation Egyptian convert from marrying
into the Jewish people
Deut. 23:8-9
165
Not to refrain from marrying a third generation
Edomite convert
Deut. 23:8-9
166
Not to let a mamzer marry into the Jewish people
Deut. 23:3
167
Not to let a eunuch marry into the Jewish people
Deut. 23:2
168
Not to castrate any male (including animals)
Lev. 22:24
169
The High Priest must not marry a widow
Lev. 21:14
170
The High Priest must not have relations with a widow even outside of marriage
Lev. 21:15
171
The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden
Lev. 21:13
172
A Kohen must not marry a divorcee
Lev. 21:7
173
A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who had forbidden relations)
Lev. 21:7
174
A priest must not marry a chalalah (party to or product of 169-172)
Lev. 21:7
175
Not to make pleasurable contact with any forbidden woman
Lev. 18:6

Laws of Forbidden Foods
176
To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher
Lev. 11:2
177
To examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between kosher
and non-kosher
Deut. 14:11
178
To examine the signs of fish to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher
Lev. 11:9
179
To examine the signs of locusts to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher
Lev. 11:21
180
Not to eat non-kosher animals
Lev. 11:4
181
Not to eat non-kosher fowl
Lev. 11:13
182
Not to eat non-kosher fish
Lev. 11:11
183
Not to eat non-kosher flying insects
Deut. 14:19
184
Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land
Lev. 11:41
185
Not to eat non-kosher maggots
Lev. 11:44
186
Not to eat worms found in fruit on the ground
Lev. 11:42
187
Not to eat creatures that live in water other than fish
Lev. 11:43
188
Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter
Deut. 14:21
189
Not to benefit from an ox condemned to be stoned
Ex. 21:28
190
Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded
Ex. 22:30
191
Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature
Deut 12:23
192
Not to eat blood
Lev. 3:17
193
Not to eat certain fats of clean animals
Lev. 3:17
194
Not to eat the sinew of the thigh
Gen. 32:33
195
Not to eat meat and milk cooked together
Ex. 23:19
196
Not to cook meat and milk together
Ex. 34:26
197
Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer
Lev. 23:14
198
Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the Omer
Lev. 23:14
199
Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer
Lev. 23:14
200
Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years
Lev. 19:23
201
Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard
Deut. 22:9
202
Not to eat untithed fruits
Lev. 22:15
203
Not to drink wine poured in service to idols
Deut. 32:38

Laws of Slaughtering
204
To ritually slaughter an animal before eating it
Deut. 12:21
205
Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day
Lev. 22:28
206
To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth
Lev. 17:13
207
Not to take the mother bird from her children
Deut. 22:6
208
To release the mother bird if she was taken from the nest
Deut. 22:7

BOOK SIX: THE BOOK OF OATHS

Laws of Oaths
209
Not to swear falsely in God's Name
Lev. 19:12
210
Not to take God's Name in vain
Ex. 20:7
211
Not to deny possession of something entrusted to you
Lev. 19:11
212
Not to swear in denial of a monetary claim
Lev. 19:11
213
To swear in God's Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court
Deut. 10:20

Laws of Vows
214
To fulfill what was uttered and to do what was avowed
Deut. 23:24
215
Not to break oaths or vows
Num. 30:3
216
For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of
annulling vows explicit in the Torah
Num. 30:3

Laws of The Nazir
217
The Nazir must let his hair grow
Num. 6:5
218
He must not cut his hair
Num. 6:5
219
He must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar
Num. 6:3
220
He must not eat fresh grapes
Num. 6:3
221
He must not eat raisins
Num. 6:3
222
He must not eat grape seeds
Num. 6:4
223
He must not eat grape skins
Num. 6:4
224
He must not be under the same roof as a corpse
Num. 6:6
225
He must not come into contact with the dead
Num. 6:7
226
He must shave after bringing sacrifices upon
completion of his Nazirite period
Num. 6:9

Laws of Estimated Values and Vows
227
To estimate the value of people as determined by the Torah
Lev. 27:2
228
To estimate the value of consecrated animals
Lev. 27:12-13
229
To estimate the value of consecrated houses
Lev. 27:14
230
To estimate the value of consecrated fields
Lev. 27:16
231
Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions (cherem)
Lev. 27:28
232
Not to sell the cherem
Lev. 27:28
233
Not to redeem the cherem
Lev. 27:28

BOOK SEVEN: THE BOOK OF SEEDS

Laws of Mixed Species
234
Not to plant diverse seeds together
Lev. 19:19
235
Not to plant grains or greens in a vineyard
Deut. 22:9
236
Not to crossbreed animals
Lev. 19:19
237
Not to work different animals together
Deut. 22:10
238
Not to wear sha'atnez, a cloth woven of wool and linen
Deut. 22:11

Laws of Gifts to the Poor
239
To leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor
Lev. 19:10
240
Not to reap that corner
Lev. 19:9
241
To leave gleanings
Lev. 19:9
242
Not to gather the gleanings
Lev. 19:9
243
To leave the gleanings of a vineyard
Lev. 19:10
244
Not to gather the gleanings of a vineyard
Lev. 19:10
245
To leave the unformed clusters of grapes
Lev. 19:10
246
Not to pick the unformed clusters of grapes
Lev. 19:10
247
To leave the forgotten sheaves in the field
Deut. 24:19
248
Not to retrieve them
Deut. 24:19
249
To separate the tithe for the poor
Deut. 14:28
250
To give charity
Deut. 15:8
251
Not to withhold charity from the poor
Deut. 15:7
252
To set aside Trumah Gedolah (tithe for the Kohen)
Deut. 18:4
253
The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe
Num. 18:26
254
Not to preface one tithe to the next, but separate them in
their proper order
Ex. 22:28
255
A non-Kohen must not eat Trumah
Lev. 22:10
256
A hired worker or a Jewish bondsman of a Kohen must
not eat Trumah
Lev. 22:10
257
An uncircumcised Kohen must not eat Trumah
Ex.12:48
258
An impure Kohen must not eat Trumah
Lev. 22:4
259
A chalalah must not eat Trumah
Lev. 22:12

Laws of Ma'aser
260
To set aside Ma'aser each planting year and give it to a Levite
Num. 18:24

Laws of The Second Tithe and Fourth Year Produce
261
To set aside the second tithe (Ma'aser Sheni)
Deut. 14:22
262
Not to spend its redemption money on anything but
food, drink, or ointment
Deut. 26:14
263
Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni while impure
Deut. 26:14
264
A mourner on the first day after death must not eat Ma'aser Sheni
Deut. 26:14
265
Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni grains outside Jerusalem
Deut. 12:17
266
Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni wine products outside Jerusalem
Deut. 12:17
267
Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni oil outside Jerusalem
Deut. 12:17
268
The fourth year crops must be totally for holy
purposes like Ma'aser Sheni
Lev. 19:24
269
To read the confession of tithes every fourth and seventh year
Deut. 26:13

Laws of First Fruits and other Kohanic Gifts
270
To set aside the first fruits and bring them to the Temple
Ex. 23:19
271
The Kohanim must not eat the first fruits outside Jerusalem
Deut. 12:17
272
To read the Torah portion pertaining to their presentation
Deut. 26:5
273
To set aside a portion of dough for a Kohen
Num. 15:20
274
To give the shoulder, two cheeks, and stomach of slaughtered animals
to a Kohen
Deut. 18:3
275
To give the first sheering of sheep to a Kohen
Deut. 18:4
276
To redeem the firstborn sons and give the money to a Kohen
Num. 18:15
277
To redeem the firstborn donkey by giving a lamb to a Kohen
Ex. 13:13
278
To break the neck of the donkey if the owner does not intend to redeem it
Ex. 13:13

Laws of The Sabbatical and Jubilee Years
279
To rest the land during the seventh year by not doing any
work which enhances growth
Ex. 34:21
280
Not to work the land during the seventh year
Lev. 25:4
281
Not to work with trees to produce fruit during that year
Lev. 25:4
282
Not to reap crops that grow wild that year in the normal manner
Lev. 25:5
283
Not to gather grapes which grow wild that year in the normal way
Lev. 25:5
284
To leave free all produce which grew in that year
Ex. 23:11
285
To release all loans during the seventh year
Deut. 15:2
286
Not to pressure or claim from the borrower
Deut. 15:2
287
Not to refrain from lending immediately before the release of
the loans for fear of monetary loss
Deut. 15:9
288
The Sanhedrin must count seven groups of seven years
Lev. 25:8
289
The Sanhedrin must sanctify the fiftieth year
Lev. 25:10
290
To blow the Shofar on the tenth of Tishrei to free the slaves
Lev. 25:9
291
Not to work the soil during the fiftieth year
Lev. 25:11
292
Not to reap in the normal manner that which grows
wild in the fiftieth year
Lev. 25:11
293
Not to pick grapes which grew wild in the normal
manner in the fiftieth year
Lev. 25:11
294
Carry out the laws of sold family properties
Lev. 25:24
295
Not to sell the land in Israel indefinitely
Lev. 25:23
296
Carry out the laws of houses in walled cities
Lev. 25:29
297
The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel,
rather they are given cities to dwell in
Deut. 18:1
298
The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war
Deut. 18:1
299
To give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields
Num. 35:2
300
Not to sell the fields but they shall remain the Levites' before and
after the Jubilee year
Lev. 25:34

BOOK EIGHT: THE BOOK OF SERVICE

Laws of The Temple
301
To build a Sanctuary
Ex. 25:8
302
Not to build the altar with stones hewn by metal
Ex. 20:22
303
Not to climb steps to the altar
Ex. 20:23
304
To show reverence to the Temple
Lev. 1930
305
To guard the Temple area
Num. 18:2
306
Not to leave the Temple unguarded
Num. 18:5

Laws of Temple Vessels and Employees
307
To prepare the anointing oil
Ex. 30:31
308
Not to reproduce the anointing oil
Ex. 30:32
309
Not to anoint with anointing oil
Ex. 30:32
310
Not to reproduce the incense formula
Ex. 30:37
311
Not to burn anything on the Golden Altar besides incense
Ex. 30:9
312
The Levites must transport the ark on their shoulders
Num. 7:9
313
Not to remove the staves from the ark
Ex. 25:15
314
The Levites must work in the Temple
Num. 18:23
315
No Levite must do another's work of either a Kohen or a Levite
Num. 18:3
316
To dedicate the Kohen for service
Lev. 21:8
317
The kohanic work shifts must be equal during holidays
Deut. 18:6-8
318
The Kohanim must wear their priestly garments during service
Ex. 28:2
319
Not to tear the priestly garments
Ex. 28:32
320
The breastplate must not be loosened from the Efode
Ex. 28:28

Laws of Entering the Temple
321
A Kohen must not enter the Temple intoxicated
Lev. 10:9
322
A Kohen must not enter the Temple with long hair
Lev. 10:6
323
A Kohen must not enter the Temple with torn clothes
Lev. 10:6
324
A Kohen must not enter the Temple indiscriminately
Lev. 16:2
325
A Kohen must not leave the Temple during service
Lev. 10:7
326
To send the impure from the Temple
Num. 5:2
327
Impure people must not enter the Temple
Num. 5:3
328
Impure people must not enter the Temple Mount area
Deut. 23:11
329
Impure Kohanim must not do service in the temple
Lev. 22:2
330
An impure Kohen, following immersion, must wait until after sundown before returning to service
Lev. 22:7
331
A Kohen must wash his hands and feet before service
Ex. 30:19
332
A Kohen with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar
Lev. 21:23
333
A Kohen with a physical blemish must not serve
Lev.21:17
334
A Kohen with a temporary blemish must not serve
Lev. 21:17
335
One who is not a Kohen must not serve
Num. 18:4

Laws of Restrictions Concerning Sacrifices
336
To offer only unblemished animals
Lev. 22:21
337
Not to dedicate a blemished animal for the altar
Lev. 22:20
338
Not to slaughter it
Lev. 22:22
339
Not to sprinkle its blood
Lev. 22:24
340
Not to burn its fat
Lev. 22:22
341
Not to offer a temporarily blemished animal
Deut. 17:1
342
Not to sacrifice blemished animals even if offered by non-Jews
Lev. 22:25
343
Not to inflict wounds upon dedicated animals
Lev. 22:21
344
To redeem dedicated animals which have become disqualified
Deut. 12:15
345
To offer only animals which are at least eight days old
Lev. 22:27
346
Not to offer animals bought with the wages of a harlot or the
animal exchanged for a dog
Deut. 23:19
347
Not to burn honey or yeast on the altar
Lev. 2:11
348
To salt all sacrifices
Lev. 2:13
349
Not to omit the salt from sacrifices
Lev. 2:13

Laws of Sacrificial Procedure
350
Carry out the procedure of the burnt offering as prescribed in the Torah
Lev. 1:3
351
Not to eat its meat
Deut. 12:17
352
Carry out the procedure of the sin offering
Lev. 6:18
353
Not to eat the meat of the inner sin offering
Lev. 6:23
354
Not to decapitate a fowl brought as a sin offering
Lev. 5:8
355
Carry out the procedure of the guilt offering
Lev. 7:1
356
The Kohanim must eat the sacrificial meat in the Temple
Ex. 29:33
357
The Kohanim must not eat the meat outside the Temple courtyard
Deut. 12:17
358
A non-Kohen must not eat sacrificial meat
Ex. 29:33
359
To follow the procedure of the peace offering
Lev. 7:11
360
Not to eat the meat of minor sacrifices before sprinkling the blood
Deut. 12:17
361
To bring meal offerings as prescribed in the Torah
Lev. 2:1
362
Not to put oil on the meal offerings of wrongdoers
Lev. 5:11
363
Not to put frankincense on the meal offerings of wrongdoers
Lev. 3:11
364
Not to eat the meal offering of the High Priest
Lev. 6:16
365
Not to bake a meal offering as leavened bread
Lev. 6:10
366
The Kohanim must eat the remains of the meal offerings
Lev. 6:9
367
To bring all avowed and freewill offerings to the Temple on the first subsequent festival
Deut. 12:5-6
368
Not to withhold payment incurred by any vow
Deut. 23:22
369
To offer all sacrifices in the Temple
Deut. 12:11
370
To bring all sacrifices from outside Israel to the Temple
Deut. 12:26
371
Not to slaughter sacrifices outside the courtyard
Lev. 17:4
372
Not to offer any sacrifices outside the courtyard
Deut. 12:13

Laws of Constant and Additional Offerings
373
To offer two lambs every day
Num. 28:3
374
To light a fire on the altar every day
Lev. 6:6
375
Not to extinguish this fire
Lev. 6:6
376
To remove the ashes from the altar every day
Lev. 6:3
377
To burn incense every day
Ex 30:7
378
To light the Menorah every day
Ex. 27:21
379
The Kohen Gadol must bring a meal offering every day
Lev. 6:13
380
To bring two additional lambs as burnt offerings on Shabbat
Num 28:9
381
To make the show bread
Ex. 25:30
382
To bring additional offerings on the New Month
Num. 28:11
383
To bring additional offerings on Passover
Num. 28:19
384
To offer the wave offering from the meal of the new wheat
Lev. 23:10
385
Each man must count the Omer - seven weeks from the day the new
wheat offering was brought
Lev. 23:15
386
To bring additional offerings on Shavuot
Num. 28:26
387
To bring two leaves to accompany the above sacrifice
Lev. 23:17
388
To bring additional offerings on Rosh Hashana
Num. 29:2
389
To bring additional offerings on Yom Kippur
Num. 29:8
390
To bring additional offerings on Sukkot
Num. 29:13
391
To bring additional offerings on Shmini Atzeret
Num. 29:35

Laws of Disqualified Offerings
392
Not to eat sacrifices which have become unfit or blemished
Deut. 14.3
393
Not to eat from sacrifices offered with improper intentions
Lev. 7:18
394
Not to leave sacrifices past the time allowed for eating them
Lev. 22:30
395
Not to eat from that which was left over
Lev. 19:8
396
Not to eat from sacrifices which became impure
Lev. 7:19
397
An impure person must not eat from sacrifices
Lev. 7:20
398
To burn the leftover sacrifices
Lev. 7:17
399
To burn all impure sacrifices
Lev. 7:19

Laws of Yom Kippur Service
400
To follow the procedure of Yom Kippur in the sequence
prescribed in Parshat Acharei Mot
Lev. 16:3

Laws of Misusing Sanctified Property
401
One who profaned property must repay what he
profaned plus a fifth and bring a sacrifice
Lev. 5:16
402
Not to work consecrated animals
Deut. 15:19
403
Not to shear the fleece of consecrated animals
Deut. 15:19

BOOK NINE: THE BOOK OF SACRIFICES

Laws of Pascal Sacrifice
404
To slaughter the paschal sacrifice at the specified time
Ex. 12:6
405
Not to slaughter it while in possession of leaven
Ex. 23:18
406
Not to leave the fat overnight
Ex. 23:18
407
To slaughter the second paschal lamb
Num. 9:11
408
To eat the paschal lamb with matzah and Marror on the night of the
14th of Nissan
Ex. 12:8
409
To eat the second paschal lamb on the night of the 15th of Iyar
Num.9:11
410
Not to eat the paschal meat raw or boiled
Ex. 12:9
411
Not to take the paschal meat from the confines of the group
Ex. 12:46
412
An apostate must not eat from it
Ex.12:43
413
A permanent or temporary hired worker must not eat from it
Ex. 12:45
414
An uncircumcised male must not eat from it
Ex. 12:48
415
Not to break any bones from the paschal offering
Ex. 12:46
416
Not to break any bones from the second paschal offering
Num. 9:12
417
Not to leave any meat from the paschal offering over until morning
Ex. 12:10
418
Not to leave the second paschal meat over until morning
Num. 9:12
419
Not to leave the meat of the holiday offering of the 14th until the 16th
Deut. 16:4

Laws of Pilgrim Offerings
420
To be seen at the Temple on Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot
Deut. 16:16
421
To celebrate on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering)
Ex. 23:14
422
To rejoice on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering)
Deut. 16:14
423
Not to appear at the Temple without offerings
Deut. 16:16
424
Not to refrain from rejoicing with, and giving gifts to, the Levites
Deut. 12:19
425
To assemble all the people on the Sukkot following the seventh year
Deut. 31:12

Laws of First Born Animals
426
To set aside the firstborn animals
Ex. 13:12
427
The Kohanim must not eat unblemished firstborn animals
outside Jerusalem
Deut. 12:17
428
Not to redeem the firstborn
Num. 18:17
429
Separate the tithe from animals
Lev. 27:32
430
Not to redeem the tithe
Lev. 27:33

Laws of Offerings for Unintentional Transgressions
431
Every person must bring a sin offering for his transgression
Lev. 4:27
432
Bring an asham talui when uncertain of guilt
Lev. 5:17-18
433
Bring an asham vadai when guilt is ascertained
Lev. 5:25
434
Bring an oleh v'yored offering (if the person is wealthy, an animal; if poor, a bird or meal offering)
Lev. 5:7-11
435
The Sanhedrin must bring an offering when it rules in error
Lev. 4:13

Laws of Lacking Atonement
436
A woman who had a running issue must bring an offering
after she goes to the Mikveh
Lev. 15:28-29
437
A woman who gave birth must bring an offering after she goes
to the Mikveh
Lev. 12:6
438
A man who had a running issue must bring an offering after he goes
to the Mikveh
Lev. 15:13-14
439
A metzora must bring an offering after going to the Mikveh
Lev. 14:10

Laws of Substitution of Sacrifices
440
Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice
Lev. 27:10
441
The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration
Lev. 27:10
442
Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another
Lev. 27:26

BOOK TEN: THE BOOK OF PURITY

Laws of Impurity of Human Dead
443
Carry out the laws of impurity of the dead
Num. 19:14

Laws of The Red Heifer
444
Carry out the procedure of the Red Heifer
Num. 19:2
445
Carry out the laws of the sprinkling water
Num. 19:21

Laws of Impurity through Tzara'at
446
Rule the laws of human tzara'at as prescribed in the Torah
Lev. 13:12
447
The metzora must not remove his signs of impurity
Deut. 24:8
448
The metzora must not shave signs of impurity in his hair
Lev. 13:33
449
The metzora must publicize his condition by tearing his garments,
allowing his hair to grow and covering his lips
Lev. 13:45
450
Carry out the prescribed rules for purifying the metzora
Lev. 14:2
451
The metzora must shave off all his hair prior to purification
Lev. 14:9
452
Carry out the laws of tzara'at of clothing
Lev. 13:47
453
Carry out the laws of tzara'at of houses
Lev. 13:34

Laws of Impurity of Reclining and Sitting
454
Observe the laws of menstrual impurity
Lev. 15:19
455
Observe the laws of impurity caused by childbirth
Lev. 12:2
456
Observe the laws of impurity caused by a woman's running issue
Lev. 15:25
457
Observe the laws of impurity caused by a man's running issue
Lev. 15:3

Laws of Other Sources of Impurity
458
Observe the laws of impurity caused by a dead beast
Lev. 11:39
459
Observe the laws of impurity caused by the eight shratzim
Lev. 11:29
460
Observe the laws of impurity of a seminal emission
Lev. 15:16

Laws of Impurity of Food
461
Observe the laws of impurity concerning liquid and solid foods
Lev. 11:34

Laws of Vessels (Rabbinical)

Laws of Mikveh
462
Every impure person must immerse himself in a Mikveh to become pure
Lev. 15:16

BOOK ELEVEN: THE BOOK OF DAMAGES

Laws of Property Damage
463
The court must judge the damages incurred by a goring ox
Ex. 21:28
464
The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating
Ex. 22:4
465
The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit
Ex. 21:33
466
The court must judge the damages incurred by fire
Ex. 22:5

Laws of Theft
467
Not to steal money stealthily
Lev. 19:11
468
The court must implement punitive measures against the thief
Ex. 21:37
469
Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate
Lev. 19:36
470
Not to commit injustice with scales and weights
Lev. 19:35
471
Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use
Deut. 25:13
472
Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property
Deut. 19:14
473
Not to kidnap
Ex. 20:13

Laws of Robbery and Lost Objects
474
Not to rob openly
Lev. 19:13
475
Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt
Lev. 19:13
476
Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession
Ex. 20:14
477
Not to desire another's possession
Deut. 5:18
478
Return the robbed object or its value
Lev. 5:23
479
Not to ignore a lost object
Deut. 22:3
480
Return the lost object
Deut. 22:1
481
The court must implement laws against the one who assaults
another or damages another's property
Ex. 21:18

Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life
482
Not to murder
Ex. 20:13
483
Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer
Num. 35:31
484
The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge
Num. 35:25
485
Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being
sent to a city of refuge
Num. 35:32
486
Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial
Num. 35:12
487
Save someone being pursued even by taking the life of the pursuer
Deut. 25112
488
Not to pity the pursuer
Num. 35:12
489
Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger
Lev. 19:16
490
Designate cities of refuge and prepare routes of access
Deut. 19:3
491
Break the neck of a calf by the river valley following an unsolved murder
Deut. 21:4
492
Not to work nor plant that river valley
Deut. 21:4
493
Not to allow pitfalls and obstacles to remain on your property
Deut. 22:8
494
Make a guard rail around flat roofs
Deut. 22:8
495
Not to put a stumbling block before a blind man (nor give harmful advice)
Lev. 19:14
496
Help another remove the load from a beast which can
no longer carry it
Ex. 23:5
497
Help others load their beast
Deut. 22:4
498
Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload)
Deut. 22:4

BOOK TWELVE: THE BOOK OF ACQUISITION

Laws of Sales
499
Buy and sell according to Torah law
Lev. 25:14
500
Not to overcharge or underpay for an article
Lev. 25:14
501
Not to insult or harm anybody with words
Lev. 25:17
502
Not to cheat a sincere convert monetarily
Ex. 22:20
503
Not to insult or harm a sincere convert with words
Ex. 22:20

Laws of Acquisitions and Gifts (Rabbinical)

Laws of Neighbors (Rabbinical)

Laws of Agents and Partners (Rabbinical)

Laws of Slaves
504
Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws
Ex. 21:2
505
Not to sell him as a slave is sold
Lev. 25:42
506
Not to work him oppressively
Lev. 25:43
507
Not to allow a non-Jew to work him oppressively
Lev. 25:53
508
Not to have him do menial slave labor
Lev. 25;39
509
Give him gifts when he goes free
Deut. 15:14
510
Not to send him away empty-handed
Deut. 15:13
511
Redeem Jewish maidservants
Ex. 21:8
512
Betroth the Jewish maidservant
Ex. 21:8
513
The master must not sell his maidservant
Ex. 21:8
514
Canaanite slaves must work forever unless injured in one of their limbs
Lev. 25:46
515
Not to extradite a slave who fled to Israel
Deut. 23:16
516
Not to wrong a slave who has come to Israel for refuge
Deut. 23:16

BOOK THIRTEEN: THE BOOK OF JUDGEMENTS

Laws of Hiring
517
The courts must carry out the laws of a hired worker and hired guard
Ex. 22:9
518
Pay wages on the day they were earned
Deut. 24:15
519
Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time
Lev. 19:13
520
The hired worker may eat from the unharvested crops where he works
Deut. 23:25
521
The worker must not eat while on hired time
Deut. 23:26
522
The worker must not take more than he can eat
Deut. 23:25
523
Not to muzzle an ox while plowing
Deut. 25:4

Laws of Borrowing and Depositing
524
The courts must carry out the laws of a borrower
Ex. 22:13
525
The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard
Ex. 22:6

Laws of Creditor and Debtor
526
Lend to the poor and destitute
Ex. 22:24
527
Not to press them for payment if you know they don't have it
Ex. 22:24
528
Press the idolater for payment
Deut. 15:3
529
The creditor must not forcibly take collateral
Deut. 24:10
530
Return the collateral to the debtor when needed
Deut. 24:13
531
Not to delay its return when needed
Deut. 24:12
532
Not to demand collateral from a widow
Deut. 24:17
533
Not to demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food
Deut. 24:6
534
Not to lend with interest
Lev.25:37
535
Not to borrow with interest
Deut. 23:20
536
Not to intermediate in an interest loan, guarantee, witness,
or write the promissory note
Ex. 22:24
537
Lend to and borrow from idolaters with interest
Deut. 23:21

Laws of Plaintiff and Defendant
538
The courts must carry out the laws of the
plaintiff, admitter, or denier
Ex. 22:8

Laws of Inheritance
539
Carry out the laws of the order of inheritance
Num. 27:8

BOOK FOURTEEN: THE BOOK OF JUDGES

Laws of Sanhedrin and Punishments
540
Appoint judges
Deut. 16:18
541
Not to appoint judges who are not familiar with judicial procedure
Deut. 1:17
542
Decide by majority in case of disagreement
Ex. 23:2
543
The court must not execute through a majority of one; at least a majority of two is required
Ex. 23:2
544
A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an
argument for conviction in capital cases
Deut. 23:2
545
The courts must carry out the death penalty of stoning
Deut. 22:24
546
The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning
Lev. 20:14
547
The courts must carry out the death penalty of the sword
Ex. 21:20
548
The courts must carry out the death penalty of strangulation
Lev. 20:10
549
The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry
Deut. 21:22
550
Bury the executed on the day they are killed
Deut.21:23
551
Not to delay burial overnight
Deut. 21:23
552
The court must not let the sorcerer live
Ex. 22:17
553
The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer
Ex. 25:2
554
The court must not exceed the prescribed number of lashes
Deut. 25:3
555
The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence
Ex. 23:7
556
The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime
Deut. 22:26
557
A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial
Deut. 19:13
558
A judge must not have mercy on the poor man at the trial
Lev. 19:15
559
A judge must not respect the great man at the trial
Lev. 19:15
560
A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor
Ex. 23;6
561
A judge must not pervert justice
Lev. 19:15
562
A judge must not pervert a case involving a convert or orphan
Deut. 24:17
563
Judge righteously
Lev. 19:15
564
The judge must not fear a violent man in judgment
Deut. 1:17
565
Judges must not accept bribes
Ex. 23:8
566
Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present
Ex. 23:1
567
Not to curse judges
Ex. 22:27
568
Not to curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin
Ex. 22:27
569
Not to curse any upstanding Jew
Lev. 19:14

Laws of Evidence
570
Anybody who knows evidence must testify in court
Lev. 5:1
571
Carefully interrogate the witness
Deut. 13:15
572
A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes
Deut. 19:17
573
Not to accept testimony from a lone witness
Deut. 19:15
574
Transgressors must not testify
Ex. 23:1
575
Relatives of the litigants must not testify
Deut. 24:16
576
Not to testify falsely
Ex. 20:13
577
Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant
Deut. 19:19

Laws of Insurgents
578
Act according to the ruling of the Sanhedrin
Deut. 17:11
579
Not to deviate from the word of the Sanhedrin
Deut. 17:11
580
Not to add to the Torah commandments or their oral explanations
Deut. 13:1
581
Not to diminish from the Torah any commandments, in whole or in part
Deut. 13:1
582
Not to curse your father and mother
Ex. 21:17
583
Not to strike your father and mother
Ex. 21:15
584
Respect your father or mother
Ex. 20:12
585
Fear your father or mother
Lev. 19:3
586
Not to be a rebellious son
Deut. 21:18

Laws of Mourning
587
Mourn for relatives
Lev. 10:19
588
The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative
Lev. 21:11
589
The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse
Lev. 21:11
590
A Kohen must not defile himself for anyone except relatives
Lev. 21:1

Laws of Kings and their Wars
591
Appoint a king from Israel
Deut. 17:15
592
Not to appoint a convert
Deut. 17:15
593
The king must not have too many wives
Deut. 17:17
594
The king must not have too many horses
Deut. 17:16
595
The king must not have too much silver and gold
Deut. 17:17
596
Destroy the seven Canaanite nations
Deut. 20:17
597
Not to let any of them remain alive
Deut. 20:16
598
Wipe out the descendants of Amalek
Deut. 25:19
599
Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people
Deut. 25:17
600
Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey
from Egypt in the desert
Deut. 25:19
601
Not to dwell permanently in Egypt
Deut. 17:16
602
Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Torah if they accept the terms
Deut. 20:10
603
Not to offer peace to Ammon and Moab while besieging them
Deut. 23:7
604
Not to destroy fruit trees even during the siege
Deut. 20:19
605
Prepare latrines outside the camps
Deut. 23:13
606
Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with
Deut. 23:14
607
Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war
Deut. 20:2
608
He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions
Deut. 24:5
609
Not to demand from the above any involvement,
communal or military
Deut. 24:5
610
Not to panic and retreat during battle
Deut. 20:3
611
Keep the laws of the captive woman
Deut. 21:11
612
Not to sell her into slavery
Deut. 21:14
613
Not to retain her for servitude after having relations with her
Deut. 21:14