Back to parashot
Devarim
Parashat VaEtjanán
12 mitzvot8 positive4 prohibitive(Mitzvot #416–#427)
General Info
General Info
What Does It Mean to Believe in Hashem?
Biblical Faith as Trust, Faithfulness, and Covenant Loyalty
417
Positive
In Effect
Loving HASHEM
Devarim 6:5
General Info
Commandment 417
Defining the Expression "Love"
Loving Hashem: The Covenant's Loyal Love
418
Positive
In Effect
Fear of HASHEM
Devarim 6:13
General Info
Commandment 418
What Is Fear (יָרֵא)?
Reverence, Worship, and Covenant Loyalty — Daniel Yackov
419
Positive
In Effect
(M)Recite the Shema twice a day
Devarim 6:7
Cultural Context
Commandment 419
The Shema: A Daily Renewal of the Covenant
Loyalty to the Great King
420
Positive
In Effect
(M)Teaching Torah to Children
Devarim 6:7
421
Positive
In Effect
Placing the Mezuzah on the doors of the house
Devarim 6:9
422
Positive
In Effect
(M)Putting on Tefillin on the arm
Devarim 6:8
423
Positive
In Effect
(M)Put on Tefillin on the head
Devarim 6:8
424
Prohibitive
In Effect
(BD)Do not add commandments to the Torah
Devarim 4:2
See Commandment 425 for the legal and cultural explanation.
425
Prohibitive
In Effect
(BD)Do not remove commandments from the Torah
Devarim 4:2
Legal Context
Commandment 425
It Is Forbidden to Remove the Commandments of the Torah
A Biblical Legal Perspective
ANE Cultural Context
Commandment 425
The Commandment Not to Remove the Commandments
An Ancient Near Eastern Perspective
426
Prohibitive
In Effect
You shall not fear any other god
Devarim 6:14
427
Prohibitive
In Effect
Do Not Test HASHEM
Devarim 6:16