mitzvah
Jewish religious obligation
A mitzvah is a commandment or good deed in Jewish tradition.
The Torah contains 613 mitzvot (plural), covering religious obligations and ethical conduct.
In casual use, mitzvah often just means a kind act or favor: It would be a mitzvah if you could check on her.
A bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah is the coming-of-age ceremony marking when a Jewish child becomes responsible for observing the commandments.
Benevolent act
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- helpingSingle portion given
- serviceAid or maintenance
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
generosity · altruism · compassion · volunteerism · charity · gemilut chasadim · tikkun olam · hospitality
Jewish circumcision ceremony
- circumcisionForeskin surgical removal
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- havdalahSeparation or division
- sederPassover ritual meal
synagogue · cantor · tallit · tefillin · mezuzah · mikveh · shofar · Torah reading
Judaism's core scripture
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- preceptRule governing behavior
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- lawBinding principle or regulation
decree · directive · injunction · mandate · statute · prohibition · requirement · dictum
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- moral imperativeBinding ethical command
accountability · sacred duty · religious duty · ethical obligation · calling · charge · service · devotion
good deed
Benevolent act
benevolence · generosity · altruism · compassion · volunteerism · charity · gemilut chasadim · tikkun olam · hospitality · visiting the sick
bris
Jewish circumcision ceremony
- circumcisionForeskin surgical removal
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- havdalahSeparation or division
seder · synagogue · cantor · tallit · tefillin · mezuzah · mikveh · shofar · Torah reading · aliyah
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- preceptRule governing behavior
- obligationRequired task or commitment
law · decree · directive · injunction · mandate · statute · prohibition · requirement · dictum · canon
obligation
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
moral imperative · accountability · sacred duty · religious duty · ethical obligation · calling · charge · service · devotion · faithfulness
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Hebrew schoolaleph-bet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew letters, aleph, bet
- Hebrew Wordsshalom, amen, hallelujah, chai, Adonai
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
mitzvahsin
Violation of divine law
transgression · wrongdoing · misdeed · violation · forbidden act
mitzvahsuggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
recommendation · option · advice · voluntary act · custom
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- bar mitzvah boyThirteen-year-old Jewish male
- bat mitzvah classReligious education for Jewish girls
- bar mitzvah speechAddress at Jewish coming-of-age
- bar mitzvah suitBoy's religious milestone attire