The Talmud (Tractate Makot 24a) quotes several outstanding Torah personalities in our history regarding how they encapsulated the essence of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah, as befitting the minimal ...

Several years ago as I was preparing to teach a class about the 613 Mitzvot, something struck me. If I added the digits it equaled 10 for the commandments. Could I have discovered the root of the 613?

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Parashat Ki Teitzei contains 74 of the 613 mitzvot – more than any other Parashah in the Torah. 13 of these 74 mitzvot relate specifically to warfare and how to relate to enemy nations. The Parashah ...

Just at the one-year mark in my current home, and still unpacking boxes – mostly sefarim, books, CDs, and games – I found Sefer Gematriot, which lists all the unique words in Tanach in their gematria ...

Rabbi Adam Mintz explores the ways that mitzvot can ground Judaism in reality and ensure that Jews recognize that the strength of the religion lies in its everyday practice. JTA has documented Jewish ...