Positive Commandment 222 (Digest)
Divorce
"And he shall write her a bill of divorce and place it in her hand"—Deuteronomy 24:1.
In the event that a couple decides to divorce, it is a mitzvah for the husband to effectuate the divorce through a bill of divorce, known as a get.
The 222nd mitzvah is that when we wish to divorce, we are commanded to do so only with a written document [i.e. a get].
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), [that when a man wants to divorce his wife,] "he shall write her a bill of divorce and place it in her hand."
The details of this mitzvah, i.e. all the laws of divorce, are found in the tractate devoted to this subject, tractate Gittin.
Rabbi Berel Bell is a well-known educator, author and lecturer. He and his family reside in Montreal, Canada.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by
Sichos in English.
Translation of (the unabridged text of) Sefer Hamitzvot by Rabbi Berel Bell, member of the Rabbinical Court of Montreal and director of Teacher Training for the Jewish Learning Institute.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by
Sichos in English.