mitzvot
Torah's divine directives
Mitzvot is the plural of mitzvah, referring to the commandments in Jewish law—traditionally numbered at 613 in the Torah.
These range from ritual obligations to ethical duties governing daily life.
The term extends to any good deed or act of kindness: She spent her weekends performing mitzvot for elderly neighbors.
In casual use, doing someone a mitzvah means doing them a favor.
Considerate, caring disposition
- gemilut chasadimHebrew term for kindness
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- helpingSingle portion given
service · volunteerism · beneficence · goodwill · compassion · tikkun olam · acts
Jewish day of rest
- tefillinJewish prayer boxes worn daily
- mezuzahCased scripture on doorframe
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
havdalah · candle lighting · sukkah · shofar · matzah · seder · mikveh · bris
Judaism's core scripture
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- preceptRule governing behavior
- obligationRequired task or commitment
positive · negative · biblical · rabbinic · fulfillment · observance · transgression · binding
Fair treatment under law
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- weights and measuresStandardized units for quantifying
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
righteousness · truth · court testimony · judges · false witness · impartiality · equity · restitution
Respect one's mother and father
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- loving neighborCaring person beside you
hospitality · lending · wages · grudges · revenge · embarrassment
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- gemilut chasadimHebrew term for kindness
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- charityVoluntary aid for others
helping · service · volunteerism · beneficence · goodwill · compassion · tikkun olam · acts
Shabbat
Jewish day of rest
- tefillinJewish prayer boxes worn daily
- mezuzahCased scripture on doorframe
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
kiddush · havdalah · candle lighting · sukkah · shofar · matzah · seder · mikveh · bris · Torah reading
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
obligation · positive · negative · biblical · rabbinic · fulfillment · observance · transgression · binding · incumbent
justice
Fair treatment under law
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- weights and measuresStandardized units for quantifying
fairness · righteousness · truth · court testimony · judges · false witness · impartiality · equity · restitution · damages
honor parents
Respect one's mother and father
loving neighbor · hospitality · lending · wages · grudges · revenge · embarrassment
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Jewish Lifesynagogues, rabbis, Torah scrolls, Torah study, Shabbat
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wisdom of Solomon, King Solomon, Solomon
- commandmentsTen Commandments, no other gods, honor thy parents, honor parents, no stealing
- Hebrew schoolaleph-bet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew letters, aleph, bet
- Mosaic lawMoses, Mosaic law, Ten Commandments, tablets of stone, commandment
mitzvotsuggestions
Proposed ideas or advice
recommendations · advice · guidelines · customs · whims
mitzvotsin
Violation of divine law
wickedness · iniquity · unrighteousness · desecration · corruption
- 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