DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Friday, July 27, 2012

Daily Mitzvah (Maimonides) Dedicate an email Menachem Av 8, 5772 · July 27, 2012 Today's Mitzvah A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot" Listen Online | MP3 Download Negative Commandment 169 A Portion in the Land of Israel for the Tribe of Levi "The Priests the Levites all the tribe of Levi shall have no portion or inheritance..."—Deuteronomy 18:1. The tribe of Levi [this includes the priests] are forbidden from taking a tribal portion in the Land of Israel. Full text of this Mitzvah » Negative Commandment 170 The Levites Benefiting from Conquest Spoils "The Priests the Levites all the tribe of Levi shall have no portion or inheritance..."—Deuteronomy 18:1. The tribe of Levi, including the priests, are forbidden from taking a portion of the spoils taken during the conquest of the Land of Israel. Full text of this Mitzvah » Positive Commandment 183 Providing Cities for the Levites "They shall give to the Levites . . . cities to dwell in"—Numbers 35:2. We are commanded to provide the Levites with cities in Israel in which to dwell—considering that they have no tribal portion in the Land. These cities given to the Levites also serve as "Cities of Refuge" and provide refuge [to inadvertent murderers] under certain unique conditions. Full text of this Mitzvah » Negative Commandment 228 Switching the Functions of the Levite Cities' Zones "But the field of the pasture land of their cities may not be sold"—Leviticus 25:34. The cities that the Israelites grant the Levites each consist of the actual city, surrounding open areas (1,000 cubits to all directions) and then fields around the open areas (2,000 cubits to all directions). It is forbidden for the Levites to switch these areas. They may not make the space allotted for a city into an open area, an open area into a city, a field into an open area, or an open area into a field. Full text of this Mitzvah » Positive Commandment 20 Building a Temple "And they shall make for Me a sanctuary"—Exodus 25:8. We are commanded to build a Sanctuary to serve [G‑d]. In it we offer sacrifices, burn the eter­nal flame, offer our prayers, and congregate for the festivals each year. This is one of the three mitzvot the Jews were commanded to fulfill upon entering the Land—the other two being crowning a king and annihilating Amalek. Included in this mitzvah are many details—e.g., building a menorah, a showbread table, altars. Full text of this Mitzvah » Listen Online | MP3 Download Want even more? These mitzvot are discussed at length in today's three-chapter Maimonides study regimen. Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Witness to History The text interweaves academic content with personal accounts from a cross-section of eyewitnesses. The book is accompanied by a multi-media DVD, with coverage of Holocaust-era music, art and poetry; an animated timeline and maps; and personal testimonies of survivors and children of survivors. Price: $60.00 SALE: $54.00 Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: woowonearts@gmail.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy