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He notes that if the text of the Bible is not Divine revelation—a premise about which modern liberal (i.e., non-Orthodox) Jews have a great deal of uncertainty—then where is the obligation to observe the mitzvot? For if the Bible is not the Revealed Word of God, it must be in whole or in part a human product.
It is quoted in Midrash Exodus Rabbah 33:7, Numbers Rabbah 13:15–16; 18:21 and Talmud Yevamot 47b. The 613 commandments include "positive commandments", to perform an act ( mitzvot aseh ), and "negative commandments", to abstain from an act ( mitzvot lo taaseh ). The negative commandments number 365, which coincides with the number of days in ...
May 18, 2012 · 18 May 2012. RABBI JACK (ABRAMOWITZ) IS BACK, WITH THE TARYAG COMPANION, EXPLANATION OF THE 613 MITZVOT, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. The Torah delineates 613 mitzvot, or commandments, of which 248 are positive, 365 are negative, 271 can be performed today, and 26 apply only in Israel.
4 days ago · The Laws of Tzedakah and Maaser by Shimon Taub. Call Number: BJ1286.C5 T38 2001. ISBN: 9781578195909. Publication Date: 2001-11-01. "We all know that one of a Jew's primary obligations is to give tzedakah, to support the poor, help the sick, and share the burden of Torah institutions. But just as the laws of kashrus are detailed and complex, so ...
According to Maimonides, one who keeps rabbinic mitzvot is in fact following a Biblical commandment to obey the decisions of the Jewish religious authorities (Deut. 17:11, 32:7) According to Nahmanides, there is no biblical source for the obligation to keep rabbinic mitzvot.
Aug 21, 2013 · Aug 21, 2013. The Jewish religion is not heavy on doctrine, nor does it have a credo that its followers must accept in order to be Jews in good standing. Leading a Jewish life, at least from the religious point of view, is to take on the “yoke of the mitzvot,” the commandments that include instructions for how to comport oneself in almost ...
