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original: "Azharot." These are liturgical poems that list the 613 biblical commandments, traditionally recited during the holiday of Shavuot.
The removal of leavenChametz; fermented grain products which are prohibited during the festival of Passover., the eating of unleavened breadMatzah., and the memory of the law for the festival.
All seven days; also the portion of ShekalimThe portion of the Torah describing the half-shekel tax for the Temple, read on a special Sabbath before Passover. to mention.
You shall read every single year the portions of Amalek and the Red HeiferParah Adumah; the ashes of this animal were used for ritual purification..
distinguishing The red one; "this month shall be for you." A reference to the special Torah portion "Hachodesh" regarding the first month of the calendar.
Blemishes: [the prohibition] from presenting one with a blemish, whether the blemishes of man or the blemishes of
to offer beasts; the covenant of salt, which you shall not allow to cease, to offer
you, upon every sacrifice; also at night; and the opening of the handfulKemitzah; the ritual where a priest takes a handful of flour from a meal offering..
And the burning of incense, the offering, the presentation, the reception of blood, the sprinkling, and the wine.
The firstborn to take a double portion; and the law of "if a man
dies and has no son"; those who fight together; to cut off the hand
[of her who] reaches out her hand for his private parts; regarding a vow; from a dispute; without a man
[wearing the clothing] of a woman, and a woman’s garment upon a man; the bringing near of
righteous convertsGerei Tzedek; individuals who have fully converted to Judaism. to come together; to fulfill the laws of the free, away from backbreaking labor.