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תוכן החיבור א׳Overview of Mishneh Torah Contents 1

Chapter 1 of 14 in Overview of Mishneh Torah Contents — 23 halachot

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Halacha 1א׳

וראיתי לחלק חיבור זה לארבעה עשר ספרים:

I have seen fit to divide this work into fourteen books.

Halacha 2ב׳

ספר ראשון. אכלול בו כל המצוות שהן עיקר דת משה רבנו, וצריך אדם לידע אותם תחילת הכול – כגון ייחוד שמו ברוך הוא, ואיסור עבודה זרה. וקראתי שם ספר זה ספר המדע.

FIRST BOOK. I include in it all the precepts which constitute the very essence and principle of the faith taught by Moses, our teacher, and which it is necessary for one to know at the outset; as for example, acceptance of the unity of God, and the prohibition of idolatry. I have called this book: the Book of Knowledge.

Halacha 3ג׳

ספר שני. אכלול בו המצוות שהן תדירות, שנצטווינו בהם כדי לאהוב את המקום ולזוכרו תמיד – כגון קרית שמע, ותפילה, ותפילין, וברכות; ומילה בכלל, לפי שהיא אות בבשרנו להזכיר תמיד בשעה שאין שם לא תפילין ולא ציצית וכיוצא בהן. וקראתי שם ספר זה ספר אהבה.

SECOND BOOK. I include in it all the precepts which are to be continuously observed, and which we have been bidden to keep, in order that we may always love God and be ever mindful of Him. Such precepts are the recital of the Shema and of prayers, the wearing of phylacteries, the recital of the blessings. Included in this group is the rite of Circumcision, because this is a sign in our flesh, serving as a constant reminder, even when phylacteries and fringes of the garment, etc. are not being worn. I have called this book: The Book of Love.

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Mishneh Torah, Hebrew Wikisource edition, via Sefaria — CC BY-SA

English: The Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, tr. Moses Hyamson, 1937-1949 — public domain