Sacred Service

Temple Commandments

109 related mitzvot59 positive50 prohibitive

📜 About these commandments

These mitzvot are related to the construction of the Temple, the service of the kohanim (priests), the sacrifices and offerings, the sacred vessels, and the laws of ritual purity. Many are not applicable today until the Bet HaMikdash is rebuilt.

Temple Commandments

Sanctify the Firstborn

Redeem the firstborn of the donkey with a lamb

Redeeming the Firstborn Donkey with a Lamb

Prohibition Against Performing Labor on Shabbat

Do not build the altar of hewn stones

Do not go up to the altar by steps

Do not delay the offerings of the produce

Do not leave the fats of the Korban Pesach until the morning

To Bring the First Fruits (Bikkurim) to the Beis Hamikdash

Build the Beis Hamikdash

Do not remove the poles from the Ark

To Place the Showbread Continuously

Kindling the Menorah in the Beis Hamikdash

The Kohanim Wear Priestly Garments

Do not separate the breastplate from the apron

Do not tear the mantle of the Kohen Gadol

The Kohanim Eat from the Sin Offerings

Burning incense twice a day

Do not offer anything foreign on the golden Altar

Give half a shekel annually

The Kohanim wash their hands and feet before serving

Prepare the oil of holy anointing

Do not anoint ordinary people with the anointing oil

Process the burnt offering (olah) correctly

Do not burn leaven or honey on the Altar

Do not let the salt be missing in the offerings

Add salt to all offerings

Do not separate the head from the bird (offering for sin)

Do not put oil on the flour offering of the sinner

Do not put incense on the grain offering of the sinner

Removal of the Ashes from the Altar

Maintain a Permanent Fire on the Altar

Do not extinguish the fire of the Altar

The Kohanim Eat the Remaining Food Offerings

The Daily Pancake Offering of the Kohen Gadol

Do not eat from the food offering of a Kohen

To sacrifice the sin offering according to its law

Do not eat from the inner sin offering

Perform the service of the guilt offering

Process the peace offering (shelamim) correctly

Do not eat spoiled meat (piggul) from an offering

The Kohanim Should Not Enter with Hair Too Long

The Kohanim must not enter with torn garments

The Kohanim shall not leave the Beis Hamikdash during service

The Kohen examines tzara'at spots on the skin

The Kohen Examines Tzara'at on Garments

Do not cut the signs of tzara'at before being examined

Purification of the metzorah with the bird ritual

The Kohen Examines Tzara'at in Houses

Do not remove stones affected by tzara'at before the verdict

Impurity of the nidah (woman in menstrual period)

Service of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kipur

Do not enter the Holy of Holies at any time

Do not eat or drink on Yom Kipur

Not to eat before praying (over the harvest)

To Have Exact and Fair Measures and Weights

Do not allow a stranger to eat from the holy offerings

The Kohen shall not become contaminated with the dead (except for family)

The Kohen becomes impure for direct relatives upon death

The Kohen Gadol may not become contaminated with any dead person

The Kohen Gadol must not leave the Sanctuary during the funeral service

The Kohen must marry only a virgin woman

The Kohen Gadol must not marry a widow

The Common Kohen Must Not Marry a Prostitute or Disqualified Woman

The Kohen may not marry a divorced woman

Do not profane the service with physical defects (Kohen with mum)

The Kohen with a blemish shall not enter the inner Sanctuary

Placing the Showbread and Its Offering on Shabbat

Offer the Mussaf of Rosh Chodesh (New Month)

The Kohen Shall Bless the Anointed Kohen Gadol Before Going to Battle

The Anointed Kohen for War to Speak to the Army

Do Not Bring Defective Animals to the Altar

Do not sprinkle the blood of the defective animal on the Altar

Do not burn the internal parts of a defective animal on the Altar

Burning the incense on Yom Kipur in the Holy of Holies

Do Not Deceive in Business (Ona'ah)

Selling Houses in Walled Cities to the Kohen

Do not sell the Hebrew slave in the public market

The Laws of Valuation (Arajín)