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)

RN220 Not to cultivate the soil in the seventh year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:4
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN221 Not to prune the trees in the seventh year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:4
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN222 Not reap a self-grown plant in the 7th year as in ordinary year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN223 Not gather self-grown fruit in the 7th year as in ordinary year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN320 Not to work on Shabbat
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MN6
Sefer HaChinuch
C32
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D1, M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:10

RN328 Not to work on Shemini Atzeret (eighth day)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:36
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP50 The Sukkot Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D14
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:36
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 29:13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 29:13-35

RP51 The Shemini Atzeret Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D14
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:36
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 29:35-38

RP167 Resting on Shemini Atzeret
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D4, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:36

RP168 Dwelling in a Sukkah for seven days
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D15
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:42
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP169 Taking a Lulav on Sukkot
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D16
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 23:40
Related Law of Messiah commandments: