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Knowledge Base » Torah, The » Mitzvah; Mitzvot

Mitzvah; Mitzvot: (lit. “commandment”); one of the Torah’s 613 Divine commandments; a good deed or religious precept; according to Chassidut, the word mitzvah stems from the root tzavta, attachment, the mitzvah creating a bond between G-d who commands and man who performs.

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Visiting the Sick (10)

Women's mitzvot (15)

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Peru U'revu (the mitzvah of procreation) (2)

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Mitzvahs & Traditions Jewish traditions and mitzvah observances

Shabbat, kosher, mezuzah, tefillin, mikvah . . . The essence of Judaism is in its rituals and observances. A selection of websites offering information and guidance on some of the most basic mitzvot.

Jewish Practice

Ten Portals to Higher Living The Rebbe's 10-point mitzvah campaign

Where do I begin? Pick a mitzvah, any mitzvah... Here are ten suggested mitzvahs - ten ways to infuse higher meaning into your life and connect to your source and your people. (Click here for Flash Intro)

Jewish Practice » Mitzvahs & Traditions

Mitzvah Minutes Just Do It!

Bottom line: how is the mitzvah done? This section gives you the basics of Jewish observances, short and to the point -- each mitzvah in about 300 words.

Jewish Practice » Mitzvahs & Traditions

What Is a Mitzvah? The State of Being Connected

By Tzvi Freeman

The only way a Creator can connect with a creature is by a simple request.

Learning & Values » Essentials » Building Blocks of Jewish Thought

Honor Due to Parents “Kibbud Av Va-em” Book

By Jacob Immanuel Schochet

A brief treatise on the significance of the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents.

Jewish Practice » Mitzvahs & Traditions

When Doing a Mitzvah is Hypocritical

By Naftali Silberberg

Is it hypocritical to resolve to do a particular mitzvah when the person remains an altogether “unspiritual individual”? Would it be proper for me to commit to pray every day if I am not yet prepared to give up non-kosher foods?

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Month of Elul » Study

Seeing Lessons

By Shlomo Yaffe

Hedonism and ascetics are two sides of this same Hellenic coin: when the soul (flame) meets the body (wick), either the flame gutters out, or it consumes the wick leaving only formless soot behind...

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » The Battle

The Menorah’s Transparency . . . and what it taught me about writer’s block

By Rochel Holzkenner

Turn any mitzvah inside out and you’ll see a light—an active and energetic light that looks to shine in every black corner. Turn any mitzvah inside out and you’d see . . . a menorah.

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Light

The Thing About Oil

By Naftali Silberberg

New Orleans has long been dry from Hurricane Katrina, yet Prince William Sound is still feeling the effect of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill . . .

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Oil

Pure Oil

By Chaya Shuchat

“Ritually pure”—what, exactly, is that? What properties does a ritually pure sample of olive oil have that the others don’t?

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Oil

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