Classical Commandments

Maimonides' 613 Commandments

Maimonides (Rambam) compiled 613 commandments drawn from the Torah, traditionally categorized as 248 positive ("do") and 365 negative ("do not") commandments. Browse each commandment below, compare it with Meir of Rothenburg, Sefer HaChinuch, and Law of Messiah links, and retrieve the relevant Bible passages only when you need them.

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Showing 11 commandment(s)

RN30 Not adopting the habits and customs of unbelievers
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Zechariah 1:8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 12:30
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Leviticus 18:3
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 18:13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 20:23
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN300 Not inflicting excessive corporal punishment
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 25:2-3
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:3
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN301 Not to bear tales
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:16
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN302 Not to hate another Jew
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Leviticus 19:17
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:17-18
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN303 Not to put another to shame
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:17
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN304 Not to take vengeance on another
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N1, N3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:18
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN305 Not to bear a grudge
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N1, N3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:18
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN306 Not to take the entire bird's nest (mother and young)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M8
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 22:6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:6-7

RN307 Not to shave the scall (skin lesion)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 13:33
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN308 Not to cut or cauterize signs of leprosy
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:8

RN309 Not ploughing a valley where Eglah Arufah (heifer's neck broken) was done
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 21:4
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.