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The 613 Mitzvot
By Mendy Hecht
The Talmud tells us that there are 613 commandments in the Torah; 248 Positive Commandments (do's) and 365 Negative Commandments (do not's). Here's a complete list --as compiled by Maimonides.
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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.
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Jewish Practice
Some of the fundamental Mitzvot - the observances that define our lives as Jews and connect us to each other and to G-d
Shabbat, kosher, mezuzah, tefillin, mikvah... The essence of Judaism is in its rituals and observances. A selection of website offering information and guidance on some of the most basic Mitzvot.
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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)
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Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The wick would flare and die. The oil is difficult to ignite at all. But when brought together in the lamp, they produce a steady flame. And so it is in the of the "a lamp of G-d" that is our soul
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The Cosmology of the Mitzvot
By Avi Rabinowits
The physical realm as the "shadow" of the spiritual; the mitzvot as physical "symbols" that manipulate spiritual realities; matter as thye most compact form of energy; prayer as the language of the soul and the minyan as the "critical mass" that ...
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Is G-d Religious?
By Simon Jacobson
If G-d transcends all limitation and definition, and religion is a set of laws and rituals and a list of things that one must or must not do, why would the way to relate to G-d be to impose further restriction and definition on our already finite and ...
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Rules
By Yanki Tauber
As a rule, people don't like rules. We don't like restrictions; we don't like being told what to do
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber » Rules
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The Longer Shorter Way
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
As the most direct and simple line between two points, it is misleadingly the surest way to town; but in truth, the "direct approach" is a dead end
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The Development
By Mattis Kantor
Two cows, they were, sharing a paddock on the same farm...
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