613 Mitzvot

Traditionally, the 613 commandments or mitzvoth are either "positive commandments" to perform an act (mitzvoth aseh) or "negative commandments" to abstain from certain acts (mitzvoth lo taaseh).

Seating Shiva

Sitting Shiva is the name for Judaism’s week long period of grief and mourning. It is for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, or spouse; grandparents and grandchildren are not included.

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments, is a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to the Jewish tradition were written by God and given to Moses on the mountain referred to as "Mount Sinai".

What is Mezuzah?

The Biblical source of the mitzvah of mezuzah is found twice in Devarim, Deuteronomy, chapter 6, in the paragraph of Shema Yisroel (4-9) and Chapter 9, in the paragragh of Vehaya

Tattooing in Jewish Law

Though a biblical ban on tattooing remains in force, a contemporary rabbi probes the prohibition's limits and explores the rationale behind it. 

Body Piercing in Jewish Law

Jewish law does not prohibit it, but Jewish theology and ethics raise serious questions about what statements we make with body piercing.