Berel Bell

The 12th mitzvah is that we are commanded in the actions In addition to actually placing the tefillin on the head, the writing of the tefillin, forming the boxes, etc., are also included in the mitzvah. See Kapach etc., 5731, note 56. P'er Hamelech, p. 47...

The 26th mitzvah is that the kohanim are commanded to bless the Jewish people daily. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "Thus shall you bless the children of Israel; say to them..." Num. 6:23. The details of this mitzvah ha...

The 10th mitzvah is that we are commanded to recite the Shema Deut. 6:4. daily, both in the evening and in the morning. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), Deut. 6:7. "And you shall speak of them when you sit in your house [...

The 73rd mitzvah is that we are commanded to verbally acknowledge the sins we have committed before G‑d (exalted be He), when we come to do teshuvah (to repent). This statement seems to imply that technically there is no mitzvah to do teshuvah, but rather...

The 171st prohibition is that we are forbidden from tearing our hair from our head for someone who died, as the fools do. The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement, Deut. 14:1. "Do not make a bald patch between your eyes for the dead." This prohib...

The 45th prohibition is that we are forbidden from intentionally bruising ourselves, as the idol worshippers do. The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), Deut. 14:1. "Do not mutilate yourselves (lo sis'godidu)." This prohibition ...

The 41st prohibition is that we are forbidden from tattooing our bodies with blue, red or other markings, as is done by idol worshippers and common among the Copts to this day. The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), Lev.19:28. ...

The 39th prohibition is that we are forbidden from walking in the ways of heretics in that women wear male garments and their adornments. This includes wearing armor or weapons (see N40 and Hilchos Avodah Zarah 12:10). It also includes cutting her hair as...

The 40th prohibition is that men are also In addition to N39, which prohibits a woman from wearing men's garments. In the original Sefer HaMitzvos, that commandment comes first, but in his legal code (which is the order followed in this edition), he lists...

The 44th prohibition is that we are forbidden from shaving the beard, which has five sections: the upper right jaw, the upper left jaw, the lower right jaw, the lower left jaw, and the chin. This prohibition is contained in the following expression, Lev.1...