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Daily Mitzvah (Rambam)

Day 177: Negative Commandment 113

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Negative Commandment 113 (Digest)
Doing Work with Animal Designated for Sacrifice

"You shall not do any work with the firstborn of your ox"Deuteronomy 15:19.

It is forbidden to do work with an animal designated for sacrifice [e.g., to use the animal to plow or to transport a load].

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Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have contended with G‑d and with men, and have prevailed.
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