In Effect

Commandments Applicable Today

327 mitzvot in effect121 positive206 prohibitive

✅ About these commandments

These mitzvot are marked with an asterisk (*) indicating that they are applicable today. They include commandments that do not depend on the Temple or the land of Israel, and can be observed at all times and places.

Commandments Applicable Today

Be Fruitful and Multiply

Circumcise the male child

Do not eat the thigh tendon

Remove Chametz Before Pesach

Eating matzah on the night of Pesach

Not to have chametz in possession during Pesach

Do not eat any leavened bread during Pesach

Sanctify the Firstborn

Prohibition Against Eating Chametz on Pesach

Do not eat chametz during Pesach

Do not see chametz in any of our rooms during Pesach

Prohibition Against Chametz Being Seen in One's Possession

Obligation to Relate the Story of the Exodus

Relate the Exodus from Egypt

Redeeming the Firstborn Donkey with a Lamb

Redeem the firstborn of the donkey with a lamb

Decapitate the unredeemed firstborn donkey

Breaking the Neck of an Unredeemed Firstborn Donkey

Do Not Walk Outside the Limits on Shabbat

Prohibition Against Walking Beyond the Sabbath Limits

Believe in the existence of HASHEM

Belief in the Existence of HASHEM

Prohibition Against Believing in Other Gods

Do not believe in other gods

Prohibition Against Making Graven Images

Not to make images for worship

Prohibition Against Prostrating Before Idols

Do Not Bow Down to Idols

Prohibition Against Worshipping Idols in Their Customary Manner

Do not worship idols in their usual form

Prohibition Against Taking HASHEM's Name in Vain

Do Not Swear Falsely

Sanctifying the Shabbat (Kiddush and Havdalah)

Sanctify the Shabbat

Not working on Shabbat

Honoring One's Father and Mother

Honor Your Father and Mother

Prohibition Against Murder

Do Not Murder

Do Not Commit Adultery

Prohibition Against Adultery

Do not kidnap

Do not bear false witness

Do Not Covet What Belongs to Others

Do Not Make Three-Dimensional Human Figures

Do not diminish the food, clothing, or marital duty of the wife

Do not hit parents

The Beis Din judges cases of damages caused by pits

The Beis Din Judges Theft Cases

The Beis Din Judges Damages from Animal Grazing or Treading

The Beis Din Judges Damages Caused by Fire

Judge Cases of Unpaid Guardian

Judging Disputes Between Plaintiff and Defendant

Judging Cases of the Paid Guardian

Judging Disputes Between Owner and Borrower

Do Not Allow Witches to Live

Do not disturb the proselyte

Do not oppress the convert in monetary matters

Do not afflict the widow or the orphan

Lending Money to the Poor

Do not demand payment when the debtor cannot pay

Do not assist in a loan with interest

Do Not Curse the Judges

Do Not Curse the Name of HASHEM

Do not eat treif meat

Do not listen to a litigant's arguments without the other

Do not accept testimony from an evil man

Follow the Majority in the Laws of the Torah

Do not favor the poor in his dispute

Helping to Unload Another's Animal

Do not divert the justice owed to the poor sinner

Do not accept bribes

Resting on Shabbat

Do not mention the name of idols

Do not introduce another Jew to idolatry

Do not cook meat in milk

Do not anoint ordinary people with the anointing oil

Do Not Reproduce the Anointing Oil

Do not reproduce the original incense for inhalation