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To sacrifice all the offerings in God’s chosen house, i.e., the Temple,, as Deuteronomy 12:14 states: “There, you will perform all that I command you.”פדלְהַקְרִיב כָּל הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת בְּבֵית הַבְּחִירָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְשָׁם תַּעֲשֶׂה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּךָּ.

To tend to all the offerings from the Diaspora and bring them to Eretz Yisrael, to God’s chosen house, i.e., the Temple, as Deuteronomy 12:26 states: “Take the sacred offerings which you possess, and your pledges, and come to the place that God will choose.” Based on the oral tradition, we have learned that this applies to sacred offerings from the Diaspora.פהלְהִטַּפֵּל בַּהֲבָאַת הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת מִחוּצָה לָאָרֶץ לְבֵית הַבְּחִירָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רַק קָדֳשֶׁיךָ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיוּ לְךָ וּנְדָרֶיךָ תִּשָּׂא וּבָאתָ, מִפִּי הַשְּׁמוּעָה לָמְדוּ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְדַבֵּר אֶלָּא בְּקָדֳשֵׁי חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ.

To redeem sacred offerings that have becoming blemished, and thus have them to be permitted for mundane use, as Deuteronomy 12:15 states: “But whenever you desire, you may slaughter....” Based on the oral tradition, we have learned that this refers only to sacred offerings which have become disqualified and have been redeemed.פולִפְדוֹת קָדָשִׁים בַּעֲלֵי מוּמִין וְיִהְיוּ מֻתָּרִין בָּאֲכִילָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רַק בְּכָל אַוַּת נַפְשְׁךָ תִּזְבַּח וְאָכַלְתָּ בָשָׂר, מִפִּי הַשְּׁמוּעָה לָמְדוּ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְדַבֵּר אֶלָּא בִּפְסוּלֵי הַמֻּקְדָשִׁין, שֶׁיִּפָּדוּ.

That an animal substituted for a sacred offering be regarded as sacred, as Leviticus 27:33 states: “Both the original animal and the one substituted for it shall be consecrated.”פזלִהְיוֹת הַתְּמוּרָה קֹדֶּשׁ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִהְיֶה קֹדֶשׁ.

To eat the remains of the meal offerings, as Leviticus 6:9 states: “Aaron and his sons will eat the remainder of it.”פחלֶאֱכֹל שִׁירֵי מְנָחוֹת; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִמֶּנָּה יֹאכְלוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו.

To eat the flesh of the sin and guilt offerings, as Exodus 29:33 states: “And they shall eat the sacrifices with which atonement was made for them.”פטלֶאֱכֹל בְּשַׂר חַטָּאת וְאָשָׁם; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאָכְלוּ אוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר כֻּפַּר בָּהֶם וְכוּ׳.

To burn sacred meat which became impure, as Leviticus 7:19 states: “And the flesh which touches anything impure... shall be burnt.”צלִשְׂרֹף בָּשָׂר קֹדֶשׁ שֶׁנִּטְמָא; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר יִגַע בְּכָל טָמֵא לֹא יֵאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵף.

To burn the leftovers from the sacrifices, as Leviticus 7:17 states: “The leftovers from the flesh of the sacrifice shall be burnt with fire on the third day.”צאלִשְׂרֹף נוֹתָר; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהַנּוֹתָר מִבְּשַׂר הַזָּבַח בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וְכוּ׳.

For a Nazirite to grow his hair long, as Numbers 6:5 states: “He shall let the hair of his head grow without cutting it.”צבלְגַדֵּל הַנָּזִיר שְׂעָרוֹ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: גַדֵּל פֶּרַע שְׂעַר רֹאשׁוֹ.

For a Nazarite to shave his hair when bringing his sacrifices at the conclusion of his term as a Nazirite, or during his Nazirite term if he becomes impure, as Numbers 6:9 states: “Should a person die in his presence,... he must shave.... ”צגלְגַלֵּחַ הַנָּזִיר שְׂעָרוֹ עַל קָרְבְּנוֹתָיו, בִּמְלֹאת יְמֵי נִזְרוֹ אוֹ בְּתוֹךְ יְמֵי נִזְרוֹ אִם נִטְמָא; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְכִי יָמוּת מֵת עָלָיו וְגוֹ׳.

For a person to fulfill any promise which he utters, be it a sacrifice, a gift to charity, or the like, as Deuteronomy 23:24 states: “What you have spoken, take heed to fulfill....”צדלְקַיֵּם אָדָם כֹּל שֶׁהוֹצִיא בִּשְׂפָתָיו מִקָּרְבָּן אוֹ צְדָקָה וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: מוֹצָא שְׂפָתֶיךָ תִּשְׁמֹר וְעָשִׂיתָ וְכוּ׳.

To carry out the laws regarding the nullification of vows, as mentioned in the Torah.צהלָדוּן בְּהַפָרַת נְדָרִים בְּכָל הַדִּינִין הָאֲמוּרִין בַּפָּרָשָׁה.

For everyone who comes in contact with the corpse of an animal to become impure, as Leviticus 11:39 states: “Should an animal die....”צולִהְיוֹת כָּל נוֹגֵעַ בִּנְּבֵלָה טָמֵא; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְכִי יָמוּת מִן הַבְּהֵמָה וְכוּ׳.

For the dead bodies of the eight species of crawling animals mentioned in the Torah to impart ritual impurity, as Leviticus 11:19 states: “These shall be impure for you....”צזלִהְיוֹת שְׁמוֹנָה שְׁרָצִים מְטַמְאִין; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְזֶה לָכֶם הַטָּמֵא וְכוּ׳.

For certain foods to impart impurity, as Leviticus 11:34 states: “From all the food which you will eat....”צחלִהְיוֹת הָאֹכָלִין מִתְטַמְאִין; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: מִכָּל הָאֹכֶל אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל וְכוּ׳.

For a woman in the niddah state to be impure and to impart impurity to others.צטלִהְיוֹת הַנִּדָּה טְמֵאָה וּמְטַמְּאָה לַאֲחֵרִים.

For a woman who gives birth to be impure like a woman in the niddah state.קלִהְיוֹת הַיּוֹלֶדֶת טְמֵאָה כַּנִּדָּה.

For a person afflicted with tzara’at to be impure and to impart impurity.קאלִהְיוֹת הַמְּצֹרָע טָמֵא וּמְטַמֵּא.

For a garment afflicted with tzara’at to be impure and to impart impurity.קבלִהְיוֹת בֶּגֶד מְנֻגָּע טָמֵא וּמְטַמֵּא.

For a house afflicted with tzara’at to impart impurity.קגלִהְיוֹת בַּיִת מְנֻגָּע מְטַמֵּא.

For a zav to impart impurity.קדלִהְיוֹת הַזָּב מְטַמֵּא.

For semen to impart impurity.קהלִהְיוֹת שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע מְטַמְאָה.

For a zavah to impart impurity.קולִהְיוֹת זָבָה מְטַמְאָה.

For a corpse to impart impurity.קזלִהְיוֹת הַמֵּת מְטַמֵּא.

For the sprinkling water used for the purification process involving the red heifer to impart impurity to a person who is ritually pure, and to impart ritual purity to a person who is ritually impure solely because of contact with a human corpse. All the laws dealing with these different types of impurity and the majority of the judgments regarding all types of ritual purity and impurity are explained explicitly in the Written Law.קחלִהְיוֹת ״מֵי נִדָּה״ מְטַמְאִין לְאָדָם טָהוֹר וּמְטַהֲרִין מִטֻּמְאַת מֵת בִּלְבָד. וְכָל אֵלּוּ הַדִינִין שֶׁל טֻמְאוֹת אֵלּוּ - רֹב מִשְׁפַּט כָּל טֻמְאָה וְטֻמְאָה מֵהֶן מְבֹאָר בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב.

For the process of purification from all types of ritual impurity to involve immersion in the waters of a mikveh, as Leviticus 15:16 states: “And he shall wash all his flesh in water.” Based on the oral tradition, we have learned that this washing involves immersion in a body of water in which one’s entire body can immerse at one time.קטלִהְיוֹת הַטָּהֳרָה מִכָּל הַטְּמֵאוֹת בַּטְּבִילָה בְּמֵי מִקְוֶה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת כָּל בְּשָׂרוֹ, כָּךְ לָמְדוּ מִפִּי הַשְּׁמוּעָה: שֶׁרְחִיצָה זוֹ - בְּמַיִם שֶׁכָּל גּוּפוֹ עוֹלֶה בָּהֶן בְּבַת אַחַת.

For the process of purification from tzara’at, be it a person afflicted with tzara’at or a house afflicted with tzara’at, to involve a staff of cedar, a hyssop, the crimson wool, two birds, and spring water, as Leviticus 14:2 states: “This shall be the purification process for the person afflicted with tzara’at....”קילִהְיוֹת הַטָּהֳרָה מִן הַצָּרַעַת בֵּין צָרַעַת אָדָם בֵּין צָרַעַת בַּיִת בְּעֵץ אֶרֶז וְאֵזוֹב וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וּשְׁתֵּי צִפֳּרִים וּמַיִם חַיִּים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע.

For a person afflicted with tzara’at to shave all of his hair, as Leviticus 14:9 states: “And it shall be on the seventh day, he shall shave all his hair.”קיאלִהְיוֹת הַמְּצֹרָע מְגַלֵּחַ כָּל שְׂעָרוֹ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יְגַלַּח אֶת כָּל שְׂעָרוֹ וְכוּ׳.

For a person afflicted with tzara’at to make known his condition to all others, according to the instructions mentioned in Leviticus 13:45: “His garments shall be torn, his hair shall grow uncut, he shall cover his face to the lip, and he shall cry out: `Impure! Impure!”’ Similarly, all others who are ritually impure must make known their condition. קיבלִהְיוֹת הַמְּצֹרָע יָדוּעַ לַכֹּל בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֲמוּרִים בּוֹ: ״בְּגָדָיו יִהְיוּ פְרוּמִים וְרֹאשׁוֹ יִהְיֶה פָרוּעַ וְעַל שָׂפָם יַעְטֶה, וְטָמֵא טָמֵא יִקְרָא״. וְכֵן שְׁאָר הַטְּמֵאִים צְרִיכִין לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת עַצְמָן.

To prepare the red heifer so that its ashes will be ready, as Numbers 19:9 states: “And it will be a keepsake for the congregation of Israel.”קיגלַעֲשׂוֹת פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה לִהְיוֹת אֶפְרָהּ מוּכָן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת וְכוּ׳.

For a person who makes an endowment valuation to give the specific amount of money stated in the Torah portion, as Leviticus 27:2 states: “When a person expresses a vow....”קידלִהְיוֹת מַעֲרִיךְ אָדָם, נוֹתֵן דָּמִים הַקְצוּבִין בַּפָּרָשָׁה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אִישׁ כִּי יַפְלִיא נֶדֶר.

For a person who makes an endowment valuation concerning a non-kosher animal to give the required amount of money, as Leviticus 27:11 states: “And he shall cause the animal to stand....”קטולִהְיוֹת מַעֲרִיךְ בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה, נוֹתֵן דָּמֶיהָ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהֶעֱמִיד אֶת הַבְּהֵמָה וְכוּ׳.

For a person who makes an endowment valuation concerning his home to give the value determined by the priest, as Leviticus 27:14 states: “And the priest shall determine its value.”קטזלִהְיוֹת מַעֲרִיךְ בֵּיתוֹ נוֹתֵן כְּעֶרֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ הַכֹּהֵן.

For a person who consecrates his field to give the fixed amount determined by the Torah, as Leviticus 27:16 states: “And the value you attach to it shall be according to the amount of seed.”קיזלִהְיוֹת מַקְדִּישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ נוֹתֵן כְּעֶרֶךְ הַקָּצוּב בַּפָּרָשָׁה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ כְּפִי זַרְעוֹ.

For a person who unintentionally makes use of a sacred object to make restitution for what he misused when sinning against God, and for him to add one fifth of its value, as Leviticus 5:17 states: “For that which he sinned, using something sacred, he shall pay....”קיחלְשַׁלֵּם הַשּׁוֹגֵג בִּמְּעִילָה מַה שֶׁמָּעַל לַיְיָ וּלְהוֹסִיף חֹמֶשׁ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר חָטָא מִן הַקֹּדֶשׁ יְשַׁלֵּם וְכוּ׳.

For the produce of the fourth year to be sacred, as Leviticus 19:24 states: “Its produce shall be sacred, an object of praise to God....”קיטלִהְיוֹת נֶטַע רְבָעִי קֹדֶשׁ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יִהְיֶה כָּל פִּרְיוֹ קֹדֶּשׁ הִלּוּלִים.

To leave pe’ah.קכלְהַנִּיחַ פֵּאָה.

To leave leket.קכאלְהַנִּיחַ לֶקֶט.

To leave a forgotten sheaf.קכבלְהַנִּיחַ עֹמֶר הַשִּׁכְחָה.

To leave the incompletely formed grape clusters.קכגלְהַנִּיחַ עוֹלְלוֹת בַּכֶּרֶם.

To leave the individual fallen grapes. With regard to all these five mitzvot, Leviticus 19:10 states: “Leave them for the poor and the stranger.” This verse states the positive commandment for all these.קכדלְהַנִּיחַ פֶּרֶט הַכֶּרֶם. לְפִי שֶׁבְּכָל אֵלּוּ נֶאֱמַר ״לֶעָנִי וְלַגֵּר תַּעֲזֹב אוֹתָם״ וְזֶהוּ מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁלָּהֶם.

To bring the first fruits to God’s chosen house, the Temple,, as Exodus 23:19 states: “The first fruits of your land....”קכהלְהָבִיא בִּכּוּרִים לְבֵית הַבְּחִירָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רֵאשִׁית בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתְךָ וְכוּ׳.

To separate the greater terumah and give it to the priest, as Deuteronomy 18:4 states: “Give him the first of your grain.”קכולְהַפְרִישׁ תְּרוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה לַכֹּהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רֵאשִׁית דְּגָנְךָ תִּירשְׁךָ וְכוּ׳.

To separate a tithe of grain and give it to the Levites, as Leviticus 27:30 states: “All the land’s tithes....”קכזלְהַפְרִישׁ מַעֲשַׂר דָּגָן לַלְּוִיִּם; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כָּל מַעֲשַׂר הָאָרֶץ וְגוֹ׳.

To separate the second tithe so that it can be eaten by its owners in Jerusalem, as Deuteronomy 14:22 states: “You shall surely tithe....” According to the oral tradition, we learn that this refers to the second tithe.קכחלְהַפְרִישׁ מַעֲשַׂר שֵׁנִי לְהֵאָכֵל לִבְעָלָיו בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: עֲשֵׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר אֵת כָּל תְּבוּאַת זַרְעֶךָ וְכוּ׳, מִפִּי הַשְּׁמוּעָה לָמְדוּ שֶׁזֶּה הוּא מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי.

For the Levites to separate a tenth from the tenth which they took from the Israelites and give it to the priests, as Numbers 18:27 states: “Speak to the Levites:....”קכטלִהְיוֹת הַלְּוִיִּם מַפְרִישִׁין מַעֲשֵׂר מִן הַמַּעֲשֵׂר שֶׁלָּקְחוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וְנוֹתְנִין אוֹתוֹ לַכֹּהֲנִים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאֶל הַלְּוִיִּם תְּדַבֵּר.

To separate the tithe for the poor instead of the second tithe in the third and sixth years of the seven-year agricultural cycle, as Deuteronomy 14:28 states: “At the end of three years, remove a tithe of all your crops....”קללְהַפְרִישׁ מַעֲשֵׂר עָנִי תַּחַת מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי בַּשְּׁלִישִׁית וּבַשִּׁשִּׁית בַּשָּׁבוּעַ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: מִקְצֵה שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים תּוֹצִיא אֶת כָּל מַעֲשַׂר תְּבוּאָתְךָ.

To give thanks, reciting the declaration concerning the tithes, as Deuteronomy 26:13 states: “And you shall declare before God, your Lord, `I have removed the sacred foods....”’קלאלְהִתְוַדּוֹת וִדּוּי מַעֲשֵׂר; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאָמַרְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בִּעַרְתִּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ.

To read the statement acknowledging thanks for the first fruits, as Deuteronomy 26:5 states: “And you shall respond and say before God, your Lord:....”קלבלִקְרוֹת עַל הַבִּכּוּרִים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְעָנִיתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ.

To separate challah and give it to the priest, as Numbers 15:20 states: “The first of your dough, the challah, you shall separate as an offering....”קלגלְהַפְרִישׁ חַלָּה לַכֹּהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רֵאשִׁית עֲרִיסוֹתֵיכֶם חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה.

To let the land lie fallow in the seventh year, as Exodus 23:11 states: “In the seventh year, you shall let it lie fallow and withdraw from it.”קלדלְהַשְׁמִיט הַקַּרְקַע; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהַשְּׁבִיעִית תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ.

To refrain from agricultural work in the seventh year, as Exodus 34:21 states: “From plowing and harvesting, you shall rest.”קלהלִשְׁבֹּת מֵעֲבוֹדַת הָאָרֶץ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת.

To sanctify the Jubilee year by refraining from agricultural work, as is done in the shemitah, as Leviticus 25:10 states: “And you shall sanctify the fiftieth year....”קלולְקַדֵּשׁ שְׁנַת יוֹבֵל בִּשְׁבִיתָה כִּשְּׁמִטָּה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם אֵת שְׁנַת הַחֲמִשִּׁים.

To sound the shofar in the Jubilee year, as Leviticus 25:9 states: “And you shall sound the shofar blasts.”קלזלִתְקֹעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָר בִּשְׁנַת יוֹבֵל; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ שׁוֹפַר תְּרוּעָה.

To free all land in the Jubilee year, as Leviticus 25:24 states: “For all your ancestral lands, there will be redemption for the land.”קלחלִתֵּן גְּאֻלָּה לָאָרֶץ בִּשְׁנַת יוֹבֵל; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּבְכֹל אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם גְּאוּלָה תִּתְּנוּ לָאָרֶץ.

To allow houses in a walled city to be redeemed within a year, as Leviticus 25:29 states: “If a person shall sell a residential house in a walled city....”קלטלִהְיוֹת גְּאֻלַּת בָּתֵּי עָרֵי חוֹמָה עַד שָׁנָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאִישׁ כִּי יִמְכֹּר בֵּית מוֹשַׁב עִיר חוֹמָה.

To count the years of the Jubilee year and the shemitah years within it, as Leviticus 25:8 states: “And you shall count seven shemitah years.”קמלִמְנוֹת שְׁנֵי יוֹבֵל שָׁנִים וּשְׁמִטִּים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְסָפַרְתָּ לְךָ שֶׁבַע שַׁבְּתוֹת שָׁנִים וְגוֹ׳.

To remit all financial obligations in the seventh year, as Deuteronomy 15:2 states: “Every creditor must remit....”קמאלְהַשְׁמִיט כְּסָפִים בַּשְּׁבִיעִית; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: שָׁמוֹט כָּל בַּעַל מַשֵׁה יָדוֹ.

To seek to collect a debt from a gentile in the seventh year, as Deuteronomy 15:3 states: “Seek to collect a debt from a gentile. However, what your brother owes you must remit....”קמבלִנְגֹּשׂ לַנָּכְרִי; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֶת הַנָּכְרִי תִּגֹּשׂ וַאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֶת אָחִיךָ תַּשְׁמֵט יָדֶיךָ.

To give a priest the shankbone, the jaw, and the maw from an animal which is slaughtered, as Deuteronomy 18:3 states: “And you shall give the priest the shankbone....”קמגלִתֵּן מִן הַבְּהֵמָה לַכֹּהֵן הַזְּרוֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן הַזְרוֹעַ.

To give the first portion of the fleece to a priest, as Deuteronomy 18:4 states: “Give him the first portion of the shearing of your sheep.”קמדלִתֵּן רֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז לַכֹּהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רֵאשִׁית גֵז צֹאנְךָ תִּתֶּן לוֹ.

To render judgment with regard to property which is dedicated, whether dedicated to God or dedicated to the priests, as Leviticus 27:28 states: “However, any dedication that will be made....”קמהלָדוּן בְּדִינֵי חֲרָמִים מֵהֶם לַיְיָ וּמֵהֶם לַכֹּהֵן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אַךְ כָּל חֵרֶם אֲשֶׁר יַחֲרִם.

To slaughter an animal, beast, or fowl and afterwards to eat their meat, as Deuteronomy 12:21 states: “And you shall slaughter your cattle and your sheep.”קמולִשְׁחֹט בְּהֵמָה חַיָּה וְעוֹף וְאַחַר כָּךְ יֹאכַל בְּשָׂרָן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְזָבַחְתָּ מִבְּקָרְךָ וּמִצֹּאנְךָ.

To cover the blood of beasts and fowl which are slaughtered, as Leviticus 17:13 states: “And you shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust.”קמזלְכַסּוֹת דַּם חַיָּה וָעוֹף; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְשָׁפַךְ אֶת דָּמוֹ וְכִסָּהוּ בֶּעָפָר.

To send away the mother bird from the nest when taking the young, as Deuteronomy 22:7 states: “You shall surely send away the mother.”קמחלְשַׁלֵּחַ אֵם צִפּוֹר מִן הַקֵּן; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: שַׁלֵּחַ תְּשַׁלַּח אֶת הָאֵם וְאֶת הַבָּנִים תִּקַּח לָךְ.

To check the signs with which animals are identified, as kosher, as Leviticus 11:2 states: “These are the animals which you may eat....”קמטלִבְדֹּק בְּסִימָנֵי בְּהֵמָה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: זֹאת הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכְלוּ.

To check the signs of fowl in order to differentiate between one which is kosher and one which is not kosher, as Deuteronomy 14:11 states: “All birds which....”קנלִבְדֹּק בְּסִימָנֵי הָעוֹף עַד שֶׁיַּבְדִּיל בֵּין טָמֵא לַטָּהֹר; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כָּל צִפּוֹר טְהוֹרָה תֹּאכֵלוּ.

To check the signs of grasshoppers in order to know which is kosher and which is not kosher, as Leviticus 11:21 states: “Those which possess walking legs....”קנאלִבְדֹּק בְּסִימָנֵי חֲגָבִים לֵידַע טָהוֹר מִן הַטָּמֵא; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֲשֶׁר לוֹ כְרָעַיִם וְכוּ׳.

To check the signs with which fish are identified as kosher, as Leviticus 11:9 states: “These are the animals which you may eat from all that is found in water....”קנבלִבְדֹּק בְּסִימָנֵי דָּגִים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֶת זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם.

To sanctify the months and to calculate the years and months. This mitzvah is incumbent on the court alone, as Exodus 12:2 states: “This month will be for you the first of the months.”קנגלְקַדֵּשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וּלְחַשֵׁב שָׁנִים וְחָדָשִׁים בְּבֵית דִּין בִּלְבַד; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים.

To rest on the Sabbath, as Exodus 23:12 states: “Rest on the seventh day....”קנדלִשְׁבֹּת בַּשַּׁבָּת; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת.

To sanctify the Sabbath, as Exodus 20:8 states: “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”קנהלְקַדֵּשׁ שַׁבָּת; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: זָכוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ.

To destroy chametz before Pesach, as Exodus 12:15 states: “On the day before the holiday, obliterate chametz from your homes.”קנולְבַעֵר חָמֵץ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם.

To relate the narrative of the exodus of Egypt on the first night of the Feast of Matzot, as Exodus 13:8 states: “And you shall tell your son on that day,....”קנזלְסַפֵּר בִּיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם בַּלַּיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חַג הַמַּצּוֹת; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהִגַּדְתָּ לְבִנְךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹר וְכוּ׳.

To eat matzah on this night, as Exodus 12:18 states: “In the evening, you shall eat matzot.”קנחלֶאֱכֹל מַצָּה בְּלֵיל זֶה; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בָּעֶרֶב תֹּאכְלוּ מַצּוֹת.

To rest on the first day of Pesach, as Exodus 12:16 states: “And on the first day, it shall be a sacred holiday.”קנטלִשְׁבֹּת בָּרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל פֶּסַח; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ.

To rest on the seventh day of the festival, as Exodus 12:16 states: “On the seventh day, there will be a sacred holiday.”קסלִשְׁבֹּת בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בּוֹ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ.

To count 49 days from the harvesting of the omer, as Leviticus 23:15 states: “And you shall count from the day following the day of rest....”קסאלִסְפֹּר מִקְּצִירַת הָעֹמֶר תִּשְׁעָה וְאַרְבָּעִים יוֹם; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם וְגוֹ׳.

To rest on the fiftieth day after Pesach, as Leviticus 23:21 states: “And you shall proclaim a sacred holiday on that selfsame day.”קסבלִשְׁבֹּת בְּיוֹם חֲמִשִּׁים; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּקְרָאתֶם בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ.

To rest on the first day of the seventh month, as Leviticus 23:24 states: “On the first day of this month, you shall have a day of rest.”קסגלִשְׁבֹּת בָּרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן.

To fast on the tenth of this month, Yom Kippur, as Leviticus 15:29 states: “On the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls.”קסדלְהִתְעַנּוֹת בָּעֲשִׂירִי בּוֹ; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ תְּעַנוּ אֶת נַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם.

To rest on this fast day, as Leviticus 16:31 states: “It shall be a Sabbath of Sabbaths....”קסהלִשְׁבֹּת בְּיוֹם הַצּוֹם; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן הוּא לָכֶם.

To rest on the first day of the festival of Sukkot, as Leviticus 23:35 states: “On the first day, there shall be a sacred holiday.”קסולִשְׁבֹּת בָּרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת; שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ.

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