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 12 commandment(s)

RN150 Not eating an unredeemed tameh (unclean) 2nd tithe, even in Yerushalayim
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:11
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN175 Not to eat any swarming winged insect
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:19

RN180 Not to eat any animal which is a nevelah (died of self)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:21
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN230 Not to demand payment of debts after Shmitah (Sabbatical) year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:2

RN232 Failing to give charity to our needy brethren
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B1, B4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:7

RP128 To set aside the second tithe
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D10, D11, D6, D7, D8, D9, E7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 4:22
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:22
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 14:22-23
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 27:31

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.

RP141 Canceling monetary claims in the Sabbatical year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C3, D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 15:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 15:2-3
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:3

RP142 Exacting debts from idolaters
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B1, C3, C4, D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:3

RP150 Searching for the prescribed signs in birds
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 14:11

RP195 To give charity
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B1, B4
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 5:8
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 5:11
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 15:11
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:35
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Leviticus 25:35-36

RP227 Strangling transgressors of certain commandments
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C47
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:12
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.