Counting the 613 Commandments: Rambam's Book of Mitzvahs
What was unique about Maimonides Sefer HaMitzvot in which he lists and defines each of the 613 commandments of the Torah?
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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Asher Efraim Feldman
July 22, 2021
Thanks a lot also for the calming tone of voice. There are some which bring agitation, and there are some which bring peace. Thank you very much for the warmth and calming voice and exposition. Thanks chabad.org for providing such a professional platform for learning. This is clarity of video and audio. Superb setting. Reply
Miri
Zurich
September 23, 2019
Dear Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, I have been studying the book of mizvot with you soon a whole year (I didnt start at the offical start, which was a feew weeks ago). I want to thank you for this video class. It was an intensive and great study. Thank you very much and I hope others feel encouraged and do this studies as well! Reply
Dear Rabbi Kaplan שליט״א
In your shiur on the Mitzveh of שבועת שווא you said that if someone swears not to eat treif, if his intention is to withhold himself from being עובר on his temptation to eat that food which is treif than it’s not a שבועת שווא.
Could you please tell me where is the מקור of that Halocheh.
TIA
הלכות שבועות, פרק חמישי הלכה ט״ז, וכן בפרק י״א הלכה ג. וכן בהסמ״ג ע׳ קכ״ג טור ושלחן ערוך סימן ר״ג סעיף ו׳
וראה בפירוש הרמב״ן במסכת נדרים דף ח,ב
וראה עוד בקה״י סימן ח
בס״ד
יישר כח
שבתא טבא
שלמה ארי׳