There are several Rabbinical commandments.
(The Biblical commandments are referred to in the Talmud as Mitzvot d'oraita, meaning commandments of the Law. In contradistinction to these are rabbinical commandments, referred to as Mitzvot d'rabbanan. In addition, many of the specifics of the Biblical commands themselves are only derived via rabbinical tradition concerning the details of the Torah; for example, the reading of the Shema [Deuteronomy 6:4-7], the binding of the tefillin and the fixing of the mezuzah [Deuteronomy 6: 8-9], and the saying of Grace After Meals [Deuteronomy 8:10]).
The formal Rabbinical commands are:
Some examples of the commands:
Religious Jews live by the Torah, by obeying its commands and beliefs.Link: Jewish beliefs
Some examples of the commands:
And many more.
The laws 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 and just 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).
Note that the Torah "as is" isn't exactly what Judaism observes. Rather, it's the Torah together with the details provided in the Talmud, which is the Oral Law that was handed down together with the laws of Moses. Otherwise, the verses of the Torah often lack enough detail to be fulfilled as is.
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The Torah did have, and still has, 613 commandments, according to Jewish tradition.
The holy book of Judaism is the Torah, and the Ten Commandments are in it (Exodus 20).See also the Related Links.Link: About the TorahLink: About the Ten Commandments
Yes, the Torah contains 613 commandments.
The holy book of Judaism is the Torah, and the Ten Commandments are in it (Exodus 20).See also the Related Links.Link: About the TorahLink: About the Ten Commandments
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God's mitzvoth (commandments) and covenant.
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The Torah contains 248 mitzvot aseh ("positive commandments"). The Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Torah, indicates that these correspond to the 248 parts of the human body. One cannot perform positive commandments without one's body, and in turn, one sanctifies his physical being through the performance of the Torah's commandments.
Yes, to a degree. Yes, because the Ten Commandments are the only ones that God spoke aloud to the entire assembled Israelite nation (Exodus ch.19-20). And yes, because honoring God and shunning idolatry are the underpinnings of the entire Jewish religion and Torah. On the other hand, there are a number of commands and beliefs that are as important (or as stringent) as the Ten Commandments but are not listed among them. Note that the full text of the Israelite covenant is the entire Torah, not the Ten Commandments alone.
The Temple, the Torah-scroll, and the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.See also the Related Links.Link: More about Torah-scrollsLink: More about the first Torah-scrollLink: More about the Ten Commandments
It serves to remind us of the commandments and its presence testifies that God gave us those commandments.
The fringes or "tsitsit" (ציצית) are knotted in such a way as to symbolize the 613 commandments of the Torah. The commandment to wear fringes is in the Torah.