613 Mitzvot Flashcards
Do not entertain thoughts of any other god besides the Eternal G-D
Exodus 20:3
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
Know that there is a G-D
Deuteronomy 5:6
“I am the LORD your G-D who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”
Know that G-D is one, a complete unity
Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear O Israel: The LORD our G-D, the LORD is one!”
Love G-D
Deuteronomy 6:5
“You shall love the LORD your G-D with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”
Honor G-D respectfully
Deuteronomy 10:20
“You shall honor the LORD your G-D; you shall serve Him, and to him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.”
Sanctify G-D’s name
Leviticus 22:32-33
“You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the LORD.”
Do not profane G-D’s name
Leviticus 22:32-33
“You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the LORD.”
Do not destroy any object associated with G-D
Deuteronomy 12:2-4
“You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place. You shall not act like this toward the LORD your God.”
Listen to the prophet speaking in G-D’s name
Deuteronomy 18:15
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.”
Do not put the word of G-D to the test
Deuteronomy 6:16
“You shall not test the LORD your G-D as you tested Him in Massah.”
Imitate G-D’s good and upright ways and obey His commandments
Deuteronomy 28:9
“The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your G-D and walk in His ways.”
Honor the old and the wise
Leviticus 19:32
“You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and honor your G-D: I am the LORD your G-D”
Learn Torah and teach it
Deuteronomy 6:7
“You shall teach them (G-D’s commandments) persistently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”
Do not add or take away from the commandments of the Torah
Deuteronomy 13:1
“Whatever I (G-D) command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.”
Write down a Torah scroll for yourself
Deuteronomy 31:19
“Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel.”
