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mitzvah
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mitzvah

In Judaism, a commandment. Jews should try to follow the 613 mitzvot given in the Torah. They include the main Ten Commandments, and cover social conduct as well religious observance. The mitzvot referring to the Temple of Jerusalem are excluded, as it was destroyed in AD 70.



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