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Daily Mitzvah (Rambam)

Day 52: Positive Commandment 162; Negative Commandment 325; Positive Commandment 163; Negative Commandment 326

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Positive Commandment 162 (Digest)
Resting on Shavuot

"And you shall proclaim on this very day that it be a holy convocation"—Leviticus 23:21.

We are commanded to rest on Shavuot, the fiftieth day following the second day of Passover, by abstaining from any creative work, with the exception of work needed for food purposes.

Negative Commandment 325 (Digest)
Working on Shavuot

"You shall do no manner of servile work"—Leviticus 23:21.

It is forbidden to engage in creative work — with the exception of work needed for food purposes — on Shavuot, the fiftieth day following the second day of Passover.

Positive Commandment 163 (Digest)
Resting on Rosh Hashanah

"In the seventh month, on the first day of that month, there shall be a day of rest for you"—Leviticus 23:24.

We are commanded to rest on the first of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah, by abstaining from any creative work, with the exception of work needed for food purposes.

Negative Commandment 326 (Digest)
Working on Rosh Hashanah

"You shall do no servile work"—Leviticus 23:25.

It is forbidden to engage in creative work — with the exception of work needed for food purposes — on the first of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah.

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Daily Quote
Such is the way of Torah: Bread with salt you shall eat, water in small measure you shall drink, and upon the ground you shall sleep; live a life of deprivation and toil in Torah. If so you do, "fortunate are you, and good is to you" (Psalms 128:2): fortunate are you in this world, and it is good to you in the World To Come.
  –Ethics of the Fathers 6:4
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