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What are the israelite laws?

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The Israelite laws are the laws contained in the Torah as explained in the Oral Law (Mishnah). They are also known as the laws of Moses. There are hundreds of examples.

The laws themselves have various reasons. Some (such as the Passover) serve to reenact or remember events of our history.

Some (such as saying the Shema prayer) serve to reiterate our belief in God.

Some of the laws (such as those of ritual purity and kosher food) serve to sanctify us.

Some (such as the laws of torts) serve to maintain an orderly society.

Some (such as the law against breaking a vow) serve to prevent bad character traits.

Some (such as the command to offer help) serve to engender good character traits.

And all of the commands serve to subjugate us to God's will (especially those commands for which no explanation is easily apparent).

A few of the commands are:

Putting on Tefillin (a.k.a. phylacteries) in the morning

The sukkah-booth during Sukkot

Avoiding leavened products in Passover

Not eating on Yom Kippur

Not working on Saturday (Sabbath)

Paying workers on time

Marital rights for one's wife

Counting the days of the Omer

Returning lost objects when feasible

Wearing the tzitzith-garment

Learning Torah

Marrying and having children

Educating one's children in Judaism

Giving tzedakah (charity)

Honoring one's parents

And many more. Note that the Mosaic law "as is" isn't exactly what Judaism observes. Rather, It's the Mosaic law together with the details provided in the Talmud, which is the Oral Law that was handed down together with the laws of Moses (the Torah). Otherwise, the verses of the Torah are often too brief (lacking detail) to be fulfilled as is.

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