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In other words, one may not “kill two birds with one stone.” Each mitzvah that one performs must be done individually and with one’s undivided attention. 2 In fact, the intent to perform one mitzvah ...

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?

When it comes to the Torah many do not connect the consequences of inactions when it comes to not doing mitzvot. This is a great challenge in particular for many non-Orthodox Jews. “Vayikra,” the book ...