613 mitzvot (or 613 Commandments. Hebrew: תרי"ג מצוות transliterated as Taryag mitzvot; TaRYaG is the acronym for the numeric value of "613".) In Judaism there is a tradition that the Torah (i.e. the "Pentateuch") contains 613 mitzvot (mitzvot in Hebrew means "commandments", from mitzvah - מצוה -- "precept", plural: mitzvot; from צוה, tzavah- "command"). According to the main source, of these 613, 248 are mitzvot aseh ("positive commandments") ...

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• 613 mitzvot - Other views
• 613 mitzvot - Works enumerating the commandments
• 613 mitzvot - Maimonides' work
• 613 mitzvot - Maimonides' list

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The Talmud (tractate Makkoth 23b) calculates that the numerical value (gematria) of the Hebrew word "Torah" is 611. The Torah states that Moses transmitted the Torah from God to the Jewish people: "Moses commanded us the Torah as an inhertitance for the community of Jacob" (Deuteronomy 33:4). However, there were two commandments which God directed straight at the Jewish people: the first two of the Ten C ...

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Mitzvah מצוה is the Hebrew word for "commandment" (plural mitzvot; from צוה, tzavah - "command"). The word is used in Judaism to refer to (a) the commandments, of which there are believed to be 613, given in the Torah (the first five books of the bible), or (b) any Jewish law at all. The term mitzvah has also come to express any act of human kindness, such as the burial of the body of an unknown person. According to the teachings of Judaism, all moral laws ...

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• Mitzvah - Enumeration
• Mitzvah - Rabbinical mitzvot
• Mitzvah - Academic Treatment
• Mitzvah - The Mitzvot and Jewish law

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Arba'ah Turim (ארבעה טורים, Hebrew: "Four columns" - on the High Priest's breastplate), also abbreviated as Tur, is an important work of Jewish law, composed by Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher (Spain, 1270 -c.1340; also referred to as "Ba'al ha-Turim", "Master of the Tur"). "The Tur" is composed in four divisions ("Arba'ah Turim"); these are further organised by topic, by section (siman, pl. simanim) and by law (se'if, pl. se'ifim). The Arba'ah Turim: Orach ...

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Yoreh De'ah is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), Arba'ah Turim. This section treats all aspects of Jewish law not pertinent to the Jewish calendar, finance, torts, marriage, divorce, or sexual conduct. (Nevertheless there exists occasional overlap into the excluded areas). Yoreh De'ah is therefore the most diversified area of Jewish law. Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulkhan Arukh after the Arba'ah Turim. Many lat ...

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Tanakh [תנ״ך] (also Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts: Torah [תורה] meaning one or all of: "The Law"; "Teaching"; "Instruction". Also called the Chumash [חומש] meaning: "The five"; "The five books of Moses". It is the "Pentateuch". Nevi'im [נביאים] meaning: "Prophets" Ketuvim [כתובים ...

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• Tanakh - Terminology
• Tanakh - The canon
• Tanakh - Books of the Tanakh
• Tanakh - Chapters and verse numbers book divisions
• Tanakh - Oral Torah
• Tanakh - Available texts

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Six hundred is the natural number following five hundred and ninety-nine and preceding six hundred and one. It is a pronic number and a Harshad number. << 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 >> 600 and below is considered a poor credit score. For the year AD, see 600. 601 prime number, centered pentagonal number 602 = 2 × 7 × 43, nontotient 603 = 32 × 67, Harshad number 604 = 22 × 151, nontotie ...

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Torah study is the study of Jewish religious texts by Jews for religious (as opposed to academic) purposes. This practice is present to an extent in all religious branches of Judaism and is considered of paramount importance. Torah study evolved over the generations, as lifestyles changed and new texts were written. Torah study - Origins. Torah study is counted amongst the 613 biblical mitzvot (commandments), finding its source in the verse (Deuteronomy 6:7): "And you shall teach it to your children, ...

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• Torah study - Origins
• Torah study - Traditional view of Torah study
• Torah study - Forms of traditional Jewish Torah study
• Torah study - Torah Study by other Jewish denominations

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Tzitzit (Ashkenazi pronunciation: tzitzis) are fringes or tassles (Hebrew: ציצת (Biblical), ציצית (Mishnaic)) found on a tallit worn by observant Jews as part of practicing Judaism. In Orthodox Judaism it is only worn by males. Tzitzit - Origin and practice. The Torah states in Numbers 15:38: "Speak to the children of Israel and you shall say to them that they shall make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations, and ...

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• Tzitzit - Origin and practice
• Tzitzit - Loss of the source of tekhelet
• Tzitzit - Threads and knots
• Tzitzit - Tekhelet
• Tzitzit - Hillazon
• Tzitzit - Additional criteria
• Tzitzit - Sepia officinalis
• Tzitzit - Murex trunculus

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A kippah (Hebrew: כִּפָּה, also kipah, kipa, kippa, plural kippot; Yiddish: יאַרמלקע, yarmlke, yarmulke, yarmulka, yarmelke, less commonly called kapel; English: skullcap, cap of maintenance) is a thin, usually slightly-rounded cloth cap worn by observant Jews (usually men, but not always; see below). Kipot range in size from 4 inches in diameter to 9.5 inches (100 mm to 240 mm) or larger. Kippah - Traditions. Traditionally the kip ...

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• Kippah - Traditions
• Kippah - Etymology
• Kippah - Purpose

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According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Amalek (עֲמָלֵק; Standard Hebrew ʻAmaleq, Tiberian Hebrew ʻĂmālēq) was the son of Eliphaz and the grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Edomite tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized. The "maximalist" understanding of the Bible regards this genealogy as literal. An understanding of the Bible as a cultur ...

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• Amalek - Amalekites
• Amalek - Allies of the Amalekites
• Amalek - Genocide of the Amalekites
• Amalek - Symbolism of the Amalekites
• Amalek - Rejection of God
• Amalek - Kings of the Amalekites
• Amalek - Listing of Amalek/Amalekite references in the Old Testament

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Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law." It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. Torah primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, but the term is sometimes also used in the general sense to also include both of Judaism's written law and oral law, encompassing the entire spectrum of authoritative Jewish religious teachings throughout history, including the ...

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• Torah - Structure
• Torah - Production and usage of a Torah scroll
• Torah - The Torah as the core of Judaism
• Torah - The Torah and the oral law
• Torah - Other views of the Torah
• Torah - External link

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Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish rabbinic law, custom and tradition. Like the religious laws in many other cultures, Judaism classically drew no distinction in its laws between religious and non-religious life. Hence, Halakha guides not only religious practices and beliefs, but numerous aspects of day-to-day life. Historically, Halakha served many Jewish communities as an enforceable avenue of civil and religious law. In the mo ...

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• Halakha - Terminology
• Halakha - The scope of Halakha
• Halakha - The laws of the Torah
• Halakha - Categories of law
• Halakha - Sin: violation of Jewish law
• Halakha - Gentiles and Jewish law
• Halakha - The sources and process of Halakha
• Halakha - Eras of history important in Jewish law
• Halakha - The thirteen rules by which Jewish law was derived
• Halakha - How Halakha is viewed today
• Halakha - Flexibility within the Halakha
• Halakha - Codes of Jewish law

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Canaan or Knáʕan (Arabic کنعان, Hebrew כְּנַעַן, Septuagint Greek Χανααν) is an ancient term for a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, western Jordan, southern and coastal Syria and Lebanon continuing up until the border of modern Turkey. Various Canaanite sites have been excavated by archaeologists, most notably the Canaanite town of Ugarit, which was rediscovere ...

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• Canaan - Etymology
• Canaan - Phoenician Canaan
• Canaan - Canaan in Mesopotamian inscriptions
• Canaan - Egyptian Canaan
• Canaan - Biblical Canaanites

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The tallit (Modern Hebrew טַלֵּית) or tallet (Sephardi Hebrew טַלֵּית), also called talles (Yiddish), is a prayer shawl "cloak" that is worn during the morning Jewish services (the Shacharit prayers) in Judaism. It has special twined and knotted "fringes" known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. The tallit is sometimes also referred to as the arba kanfot, meaning the ‘four w ...

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• Tallit - Terminology
• Tallit - Historical origin
• Tallit - Kinds of tallit
• Tallit - Tallit gadol
• Tallit - Tallit katan
• Tallit - Description of tallit gadol
• Tallit - Blessings
• Tallit - When putting on a Talit Katan
• Tallit - For putting on a Tallit Gadol
• Tallit - Use
• Tallit - Obligation for men
• Tallit - Views on use by women
• Tallit - Order of putting on tallit and tefillin
• Tallit - Weddings
• Tallit - Burial

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Kashrut (Hebrew: כַּשְׁרוּת kašrûṯ) or "keeping kosher" (Hebrew: כָּשֵׁר kāšēr) is the name of the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kasher, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for Jewish consumption). Food not in accord with Jewish law is termed treifah or treif (טְרֵפָה ṭərēp̄āh) ...

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• Kashrut - Types of foods
• Kashrut - Identification of kosher foods
• Kashrut - Reasons for the Biblical dietary laws
• Kashrut - Ritual purity and holiness
• Kashrut - Symbolic purpose
• Kashrut - Maintenance of a separate culture
• Kashrut - Hygiene
• Kashrut - Other reasons
• Kashrut - U.S. Laws regarding use of word Kosher
• Kashrut - How kashrut is viewed by Judaism today
• Kashrut - Vegetarianism
• Kashrut - Kashrut and animal welfare
• Kashrut - Kashrut and Islam
• Kashrut - Notes

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Moshe ben Maimon (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Moshe ben Maimon's Hebrew name is רבי משה בן מיימון and his Arabic name is موسى بن ميمون بن عبد الله القرطبي الإسرائيلي, Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili. However, he is most commonly known by his Greek name, Moses Maimonides (Μωησής Μαϊμονίδης), and many Jewish works refer to him by the acronym of his title and name, RaMBaMIncluding:

• Maimonides - Biography
• Maimonides - Works and bibliography
• Maimonides - Influence
• Maimonides - The 13 principles of faith
• Maimonides - Halakhic works
• Maimonides - Philosophy
• Maimonides - Negative theology
• Maimonides - Prophecy
• Maimonides - The problem of evil
• Maimonides - Astrology
• Maimonides - True beliefs versus necessary beliefs
• Maimonides - Resurrection acquired immortality and the afterlife

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P. granatum L. P. protopunica Balf. The Pomegranate, Punica granatum, is a species of fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5-8 m tall. The pomegranate is believed to have originated in the area from eastern Iran to northern India, but its true native range is not accurately known because of its extensive cultivation. The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3-7 cm long and 2 cm broad. The flowers are bright red, 3 cm diameter, with five petals (o ...

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• Pomegranate - Etymology
• Pomegranate - Cultivation and uses
• Pomegranate - Health Benefits
• Pomegranate - Pomegranates and symbolism
• Pomegranate - Judaism and the Bible
• Pomegranate - Greek mythology
• Pomegranate - Other

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There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Jewish faith. However, unlike most Christian denominations, the Jewish community has never developed any one binding catechism. A number of formulations of Jewish beliefs have appeared, though there is some dispute over how many basic principles there are. Rabbi Joseph Albo, for instance, in Sefer Ha-Ikkarim counts three principles of faith, while Maimonides lists thirteen. While some lat ...

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• Jewish principles of faith - Jewish principles of faith
• Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism
• Jewish principles of faith - God as Creator of the universe
• Jewish principles of faith - God is One
• Jewish principles of faith - God is all-powerful
• Jewish principles of faith - God is personal and cares about humanity
• Jewish principles of faith - Names of God
• Jewish principles of faith - The Nature of God
• Jewish principles of faith - To God alone may one offer prayer
• Jewish principles of faith - Scripture
• Jewish principles of faith - The words of the prophets are true
• Jewish principles of faith - The status of Moses
• Jewish principles of faith - The origin of the Torah
• Jewish principles of faith - Holy Books
• Jewish principles of faith - Reward and punishment
• Jewish principles of faith - Israel chosen for a purpose
• Jewish principles of faith - The messianic age
• Jewish principles of faith - The soul is pure at birth
• Jewish principles of faith - History and development
• Jewish principles of faith - No formal text canonized
• Jewish principles of faith - Gaining converts
• Jewish principles of faith - Is faith necessary?
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Oral Law
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Medieval era
• Jewish principles of faith - Maimonides' 13 principles of faith
• Jewish principles of faith - Principles of faith after Maimonides
• Jewish principles of faith - The Enlightenment
• Jewish principles of faith - Holocaust theology
• Jewish principles of faith - Dogma in Judaism

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