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)

RN8 Not to practice sorcery of the ov
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:31
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN9 Not to practice sorcery of the yidde'oni
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:31
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 20:27
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN32 Not regulating one's conduct by the stars
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I2
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 8:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 18:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:26
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN41 Not imprinting any marks on our bodies
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2, I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:28

RN43 Not shaving the temples of the head
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2, I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:27
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN44 Not shaving the beard
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2, I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:27
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN271 Not cheating in measurements and weights
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C1, M3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:35

RP1 Believing in God
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MP1
Sefer HaChinuch
C25
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G1
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 20:2-3
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP21 Revering the Beit Hamikdash (sanctuary)
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H1, I5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:30
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Leviticus 26:2

RP208 The law of weights and measures
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, C1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:36

RP209 Honoring scholars
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, F1, N8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:32
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 26:9