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∙ 8y agoThe Torah, with all of its hundreds of commands. 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).
Some examples of the commands:
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 the Shabbat
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 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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What are the teachings, practices, principles and beliefs of Judaism?
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∙ 15y agoThe Torah, the holy Jewish text. ------------------------------------------------------------------
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∙ 10y agoThe Ten commandments
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The entire Torah with its 613 commands.
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∙ 9y agoIt is called Torah (תורה), Talmud Torah (תלמוד תורה) or Halacha (הלכה)
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∙ 12y agoThe Torah.
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What is the name of the laws of judaism?
Jewish law is called 'halacha'. Halacha is recorded in the Talmud and the Code of Jewish Law (Shulchan Aruch).
What is the name of first system of written laws?
Code of Hammurabi.
What are two written law codes?
Another name for a written law is a "statute."
Is cigarettes the code name for Jewish escapes in Number the Stars?
No, cigarettes is not the code name for Jewish escapes in the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. The code name used in the book is "Daniels."
What is the name given to specially prepared Jewish food?
Food prepared according to the laws of kashrut (Jewish dietary laws) is referred to as 'kosher'.
What was the name of the written laws developed by Justinian the first of the Byzantine empire?
The Justinian Code that served for over 900 years.
What was the name of the United States 1 set of laws?
The name of the United States set of laws is the U.S. Code. United States Code is the name of the United States 1 set of laws.
What is the name of the Mesopotamian ruler who wrote the code of laws?
The ruler that wrote the first code of laws was Hammurabi.
What was the name given to Jewish food laws outlined in Leviticus in the old testemant?
Unless there is some weird "scientific" or "politically correct" name that I do not know of, the most common expression of those laws are the "Levitical Dietary Laws"Jewish answer:We call them the laws of kashrut (keeping kosher).
What is the name of the collection of Jewish civil rights and religious laws?
Halakha (הלכה)
What is the name Hammurabi set of laws?
Hammurabi's Code is the name of Hammurabi's ancientt Mesopotamian laws, which were also they first set of recorded laws.
What is the name for Judaism's laws for religious and moral conduct?
Jewish law is called 'halacha'.
