We believe that there are 613 commandments (Hebrew: mitzvot) contained in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, of which 248 are positive commandments (i.e. things we need to do), while ...

Efforts by Maimonides and other thinkers to define “principles of faith” for Judaism have failed; the religion continues to function through strict observance of the 613 commandments.

And the name Michael means that the person so named worships G-d by saying “ Mi ka’Kel,” nobody is like G-d. But the name Setur can also signify one who contradicts G-d and his commandments.

This week’s Parshah, Parshat Korach, contains the foundations of our belief in the Torah and the 613 commandments. Korach, in ...

Texas is the latest Republican-governed state to pass a law requiring religious text to be displayed in schools.

The ultra-Orthodox Jewish subculture is engaging more with the outside world after centuries of separation. Within a minority ...

The Israeli military operation has succeeded beyond expectations in Iran, at home, and on the diplomatic front.

The number 613 corresponds in Jewish tradition to the number of mitzvahs, or commandments and precepts given in the Torah. Simultaneously, the Knesset is holding a day of discussions about the ...

Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.