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)

RN196 Not to eat on Yom Kippur
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:29

RN326 Not to work on Rosh Hashanah
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:24-25
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 23:25
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN327 Not to work on the first day of Sukkot
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:34-35
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Leviticus 23:35
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN329 Not to work on Yom Kippur
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:27-28
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Leviticus 23:28
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 23:30-31

RP47 The Rosh Hashana Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D12
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:24-25
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 29:1-2
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 29:2-5

RP48 The Yom Kippur Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:27
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 29:7-8
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 29:8

RP155 Proclaiming the sanctity of Shabbat
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C31
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D3, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:8

RP163 Resting on Rosh Hashana
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:24

RP164 Fasting on Yom Kippur
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 16:29
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 16:31
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:27
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:29

RP165 Resting on Yom Kippur
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 16:31
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:32

RP166 Resting on the first day of Sukkot
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:35