Mitzvoth

In its primary meaning, the Hebrew word '''''' (; , ; ) refers to a commandment from God to be performed as a religious duty. Jewish law () in large part consists of discussions of these commandments. According to religious tradition, there are 613 commandments.

traditional Jewish enumeration of regulations in the Torah

the mitzvah (Jewish religious commandment) to visit and extend aid to the sick

Social or religious concept

Azharot (, "exhortations") are didactic liturgical poems on, or versifications of, the 613 commandments in rabbinical enumeration. The first known example are Ata hinchlata and Azharat Reishit, recited to this day in some Ashkenazic and Italian communities, and dating back to early Geonic times. Other versions appear in the 10th century Siddur of Saadia Gaon, as well as by two Spanish authors of the Middle Ages: Isaac ben Reuben Albargeloni and Solomon ibn Gabirol and the French author Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken.

(im)moral acts lead to more like them