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)

RP13 Wearing Tefillin of the hand
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MP8
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E6, G2, W2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 6:8
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 11:18
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 11:18-20
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 13:1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 13:5-16
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 13:9
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 13:16

RP130 To set aside the poor-man's tithe in the third and sixth year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 14:18-29
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:28
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP131 The avowal of the tithe
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 26:12-13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:13
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP132 Recital on bringing the First-fruits
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP133 To set aside the Challah for the Kohein
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 15:20
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP134 Renouncing as ownerless produce of the Sabbatical year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C84
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12, M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 23:11
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:5

RP135 Resting the land on the Sabbatical year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12, M7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 34:21

RP136 Sanctifying the Jubilee year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D19, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 25:12

RP137 Blowing the Shofar in the Jubilee year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D19, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:9-10

RP138 Reversion of the land in the Jubilee year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D19, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:24
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:31

RP139 Redemption of property in a walled city
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D19, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:29