Class 11. 2/23 God and mitzvot (commandments)

Ronald H. Isaacs, Mitzvot: A Sourcebook for the 613 Commandments Download Mitzvot: A Sourcebook for the 613 Commandments

, ch. 1, “About Mitzvot,” 1–5; skim ch. 11, “The 613 Commandments by Moses Maimonides,” 65–85.

Satlow, Creating Judaism, ch. 6, “Mitzvot Download Mitzvot

,” 164–186.

Rubenstein, Rabbinic Stories, ch. 30, “The Commandment of the Fringes and Its Reward Download The Commandment of the Fringes and Its Reward

(Sifre Numbers §115),” 186–189.

“Mitzvot: Contemporary Thought Links to an external site.,” My Jewish Learning.

How do mitzvot demarcate holiness as part of everyday life? How do contemporary Jewish thinkers view mitzvot?