Berel Bell

The 168th mitzvah is that we are commanded to dwell in a Sukkah for all seven days of the holiday [of Sukkos]. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), Lev. 23:42. "For seven days you must dwell in Sukkos." The details of this mi...

The 167th mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the eighth Outside of Israel, this mitzvah is for the eighth and ninth day. day of Sukkos. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, Lev. 23:36. "The eighth day is a sac...

The 166th mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the first day Outside of Israel, this mitzvah is for two days. of Sukkos. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, Lev. 23:35. "The first day [of Sukkos] shall be a sac...

The 163rd mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the first day of the month of Tishrei [i.e., Rosh HaShanah]. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, Lev. 23:24. "The first day of the seventh month shall be for you S...

The 162nd mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on Shavuos. Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this mitzvah is for two days. This applies for all other Yomim Tovim as well, except for Rosh HaShanah, which lasts two days even in Eretz Yisr...

The 160th mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the seventh Outside of Israel, this mitzvah is for the seventh and eighth day. day of Pesach. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, Ibid. "The seventh day [of Pesach...

The 159th mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the first day Outside of Israel, this mitzvah is for two days. This applies for all other Yomim Tovim as well, except for Yom Kippur. of Pesach. The source of this commandment is...

The 158th mitzvah is that we are commanded to eat matzah on the night of the 15th Outside of Israel, this obligation applies on the 16th as well. of Nissan. This mitzvah applies regardless of whether or not we have the Pesach sacrifice. Since the verse, "...

The 157th mitzvah is that we are commanded to tell about the Exodus from Egypt on the beginning of the night of the 15th of Nissan — with all the eloquence at our command. Praiseworthy is the person who gives lengthy discussion and description to the subj...

The 156th mitzvah is that we are commanded to remove chometz [leaven] from our possession on the 14th of Nissan. This is the mitzvah of "removing the leaven." The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), Ex. 12:15. Here in Sefer Hami...