Positive Mitzvoth

lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances

Shabbat (, , or ; , , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Friday–Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical stories describing the creation of the heaven and earth in six days and the redemption from slavery and the Exodus from Egypt. Since the Jewish religious calendar counts days from sunset to sunset, Shabbat begins in the evening of what on the civil calendar is Friday.

principle of treating others as one wants to be treated

thumb|Coloured papercutting|papercut in mixed technique depicting symbols pertinent to Judaism and nature. The inscription reads: "Yom Chag Ha Shavuot Ha Zeh". In the [[Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.]]

thumb|250x250px|Matzah plate with an inscription of the blessing over the matzah right|thumb|250x250px|Handmade matzah shmura thumb|250x250px|Matzah shmura worked with machine for Passover Matzah, matzo, or maẓẓah (; , : matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which chametz (leavening agent and five grains deemed by halakha to be self-leavening) is forbidden.

thumb|upright|Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi mezuzah. The case is tilted and features the Hebrew letter (Shin). thumb|upright|A Sephardi Jews|Sephardic mezuzah. The mezuzah case is vertical and features the Hebrew letter (Shin).

thumb|Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Tefillin ( or ; ), or phylacteries, are sets of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Tefillin are traditionally worn by male adult Jews during Shacharit on weekdays.

thumb|Page from the illuminated Darmstadt Haggadah, Germany, The Haggadah (, "telling"; plural: Haggadot) is a foundational Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. According to Jewish practice, reading the Haggadah at the Seder table fulfills the mitzvah incumbent on every Jew to recount the Egyptian Exodus story to their children on the first night of Passover.

right|thumb|Kiddush at the start of the Shabbat_meals#Friday_Night_Meal|Friday evening Sabbath meal as recited by the male head of the household in previous generations (Israel, 1963). right|thumb|Chaplain_Corps_(United_States_Army)|Chaplain [[Rabbi Abraham Dubin making the blessing over challah (India, 1944).]] Kiddush (; , , or ) is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Additionally, the word refers to a small repast called an oneg () held on Shabbat and holidays after the prayer services and before the meal.

Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed by a mohel on the eighth day of a male infant's life

Tzitzit ( ṣīṣīṯ, ; plural ṣīṣiyyōṯ, Ashkenazi: '; and Samaritan: ') are specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels, worn in antiquity by Israelites and also modern observant Jews and Samaritans. are usually attached to the four corners of the tallit gadol (prayer shawl), usually referred to simply as a or ; and tallit katan (everyday undershirt). Through synecdoche, a may be referred to as .

thumb|Illustration from Phillip Medhurst Collection depicting Joshua fighting Amalek (Exodus 17).|alt=|upright=1.3 Amalek (; ) was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau; his descendants, the Amalekites; or the territories of Amalek, which they inhabited.

fear or respect for the Deity

thumb|Tzedakah box (Pushke), Charleston, 1820, silver, [[National Museum of American Jewish History]] Tzedakah ( ṣədāqā, ) is a Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", but commonly used to signify charity. This concept of "charity" differs from the modern Western understanding of "charity". The latter is typically understood as a spontaneous act of goodwill and a marker of generosity; tzedakah is an ethical obligation, and it is not properly "charity", like in Christendom, but a way to empower poor people to support themselves, helping them in developing their talents and skills. The Medieval Jew

In Judaism, shechita (anglicized: ; ; ; also transliterated shehitah, shechitah, shehita) is ritual slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to kashrut. One who practices this, a kosher butcher, is called a shochet.

thumb|Shmita placard in an agricultural field (in the year 5782) The sabbath year or sabbatical year (), also called the shmita () or "sabbath of the Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah in the Land of Israel and is observed in Judaism.

counting of the days from Passover to Shavuot

Jesus's paraphrase of the Old Testament: “Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength” (Mk 12:29–30)

prayer in Judaism

thumb|The High Priest offers the sacrifice of a goat performing korban

Hebrew prayer recited by Kohanim based on Numbers 6:23–27

Jewish ceremony

Jewish blessings after meals

250px|thumb|Canvas-sided sukkah on a roof, topped with palm branches and bamboo s'chach 250px|thumb|Sukkah with walls made of cardboard signs in Oakland, California

Red cow; specifically used in Jewish ritual

Showbread (), in the King James Version shewbread, in a Biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-dedicated table, in the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to God. An alternative, and more appropriate, translation would be presence bread, since the Bible requires that the bread be constantly in the presence of God (). The twelve loaves were ritually consumed in the presence of God each week by the Aaronic priesthood ().

Jewish divorce document

The sacrifice that the Torah mandates the Israelites to ritually slaughter and eat on the first night of Pesach

'''Pe'ah' (, lit. "Corner") is the second tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. This tractate begins the discussion of topics related to agriculture, the main focus of this seder'' (order) of the Mishnah. The tractate discusses the laws of gifts to the poor when a person harvests their field, vineyards or trees, based on commandments in the Torah. The tractate also deals with the laws of giving charity in general. The tractate is called Pe'ah because the first part of the tractate deals with the laws of Pe'ah, while the remaining part of the tractate dea

thumb|Grated horseradish mixed with cooked beets (known as chrein), [[romaine lettuce, and horseradish root, which should be freshly grated]] thumb|Passover Seder plate, maror on the lowest plate Maror ( mārōr) are the bitter herbs eaten at the Passover Seder in keeping with the biblical commandment "with bitter herbs they shall eat it." (Exodus 12:8). The Maror is one of the symbolic foods placed on the Passover Seder plate.

a mitzvah held on the seven days of Sukkot

Pesachim (, lit. "Paschal lambs" or "Passovers"), also spelled Pesahim, is the third tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Festivals") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate discusses the topics related to the Jewish holiday of Passover, and the Passover sacrifice, both called "Pesach" in Hebrew. The tractate deals with the laws of matza (unleavened bread) and maror (bitter herbs), the prohibitions against owning or consuming chametz (leaven) on the festival, the details of the Paschal lamb that used to be offered at the Temple in Jerusalem, the order of the feast on the first evening of t

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:12)

Tzaraath (Hebrew: ṣāraʿaṯ), variously transcribed into English and frequently translated as leprosy (though it is not Hansen's disease, the disease known as "leprosy" in modern times), is a term used in the Bible to describe various ritually impure disfigurative conditions of the human skin, clothing, and houses. Skin tzaraath generally involves patches that are white and contain unusually colored hair. Clothing and house tzaraath consists of a reddish or greenish discoloration.

First of the Ten Commandments

trial by ordeal administered to the wife whose husband suspected her of adultery but who had no witnesses to make a formal case

second chance to celebrate Passover for those who were unable on the original date

A burnt offering in the Hebrew Bible

sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible

studying the Torah, Talmud or other rabbinic literature

Talmudic tractate about separating dough and giving it to the priests

Yibbum (, ) is the form of levirate marriage found in Judaism. As specified by , the brother of a man who died without children is permitted and encouraged to marry the widow. However, if either of the parties refuses to go through with the marriage, both are required to go through a ceremony known as halizah, involving a symbolic act of renunciation of their right to perform this marriage.

sanctification of the Name

sacrificial offering described and commanded in the Torah

thumb|right|Engraving of a chalitza ceremony

Kind of offering

divine injunction found in Abrahamic religions in which God, after having created the world and all in it, ascribes to humankind the tasks of filling, subduing, and ruling over the earth

sacrificial gift brought up to the altar

thumb Hakhel () is a biblical commandment to assemble all Israelite men, women and children and converts, to hear the reading of the Torah by the king of Israel once every seven years to strengthen their fear of God.

Jewish laws on capital punishment

Tenth of agricultural produce, given to the Kohen

The ceremonial 'search for chametz' done the evening prior to the 1st night of Passover.

biblical injunction to separate a tithe from bread