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There are actually two sets.
The first are the 'mitzvot' which are the commands found in the Torah.
The second is 'halacha'. Halachot are the Jewish religious laws based on the mitzvot (they explain the details of how to keep the mitzvot) and are found in the Talmud.
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The Torah.
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∙ 7y agoReligious Jews live by the Torah, by obeying its commands and beliefs.Link: Jewish beliefs
Some examples of the commands:
- Putting on Tefillin (phylacteries) in the morning
- Saying the Shema-prayer
- Sitting in the sukkah during Sukkot
- Avoiding leavened products in Passover
- Keeping kosher
- Not eating on Yom Kippur
- Not working on the Shabbat
- Paying workers on time
- Marital rights for one's wife
- The Ten Commandments
- Helping someone who is in danger
- Counting the days of the Omer
- Returning lost objects when feasible
- Wearing the tzitzith-garment
- Affixing a mezuzah to the door
- Learning Torah
- Keeping our rules of ethics
- Marrying and having children
- Educating one's children in Judaism
- Giving tzedakah (charity)
- Honoring one's parents
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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Link: What are the teachings, practices, principles and beliefs of Judaism?
Link: What is life like for Jews?
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