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For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com ****************** This podcast series will go through the list of the Mitzvot. We will learn the Sefer HaMitzvot HaKatzar (“Concise Book of Commandments”), written by Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim). The book is an abbreviated reworking of the Rambam's Sefer HaMitzvot that only includes commandments applicable outside of Israel in the post-Temple era. ************************* Podcast Link: https://seferhamitzvot.buzzsprout.com/

Adam Sabzevari


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    Pesach Haggadah: Begin with Shame and End with Praise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 2:41


    Pesach Haggadah: Begin with Shame and End with PraiseThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Va'era 2023 - Passover | 10 Plagues in Mitzrayim | Freedom of Will | Names of Hashem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 18:36


    Parashat Va'era 202310 Plagues in Mitzrayim - The first seven of 10 plagues are covered. Freedom of Will Names of Hashem Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Shemot 2023 - Change Takes Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 28:38


    Parashat Shemot 2023Change Takes TimeThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Shemot 2024 - The Beginnings of the Exodus Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 16:37


    Parashat Shemot 2024 - TorahThe Beginnings of the Exodus StoryThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Torah Parashat Shofetim 2023 | Law & Order | Honesty & Integrity | Pursue Righteousness | Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 22:37


    Torah Parashat Shofetim 2023  Law & Order Honesty & Integrity Pursue Righteousness KingsThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Re'eh 2023 - Living within Your Means, Kosher and Self-Discipline, Charity, & Refreshing Your Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 25:07


    Parashat Re'eh 2023Living within Your MeansKosher and Self-DisciplineCharity Refreshing Your SoulThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Ekev 2023 - Count Your Blessings, Remembering our Humble Past, It's All for Our Own Best

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 23:22


    Torah Parashat Ekev 2023 Count Your Blessings Remembering our Humble PastIt's All for Our Own BestThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Matot Masei 2023 - Vows & Oaths, Bilaam, Reuven's and Gad's Request, Naming our Journeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 26:42


    Parashat Matot Masei 2023Laws of Vows and OathsThe Return of BilaamReuven's and Gad's RequestNaming the Chapters of our JourneysThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Pinchas 2023 - Pinchas's Response, Zelophchad's Daughters, and Moshe's Final Request

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 28:15


    Torah Parashat Pinchas 2023 Pinchas's Response & Reward Zelophchad's Daughters and their claim Moshe's Final Request Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Shelach 2023 - The Spies and the Nation's Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 23:24


    Parashat Shelach 2023 - The Spies and the Nation's ResponseThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    The Story of Ruth: A Story of Kindness and Loyalty - Shavuot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 29:47


    The Story of RuthA Story of Kindness and Loyalty - ShavuotThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Acharei Mot Kedoshim 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 24:37


    Parashat Acharei Mot Kedoshim 2023Yom Kippur ServiceVerbal ConfessionLove Others as You Love YourselfTechniques of Eliminating Bad HabitsThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Tazria Metzora 2021 - Tzara'at

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 29:08


    Parashat Tazria Metzora 2021 Overview Tzara'atScreen sharing available on the Youtube pageThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Shemini 2023 - Aaron's Sons & The Laws of Kosher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 26:15


    Parashat Shemini 2023 overviewAaron's Sons, Nadav & AvihuThe Laws of KosherScreen sharing available on the Youtube pageThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Parashat Vayikra 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 25:30


    Parashat Vayikra overview.Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    The Purim Story - Esther - Week 4 of 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 51:11


    Week 4 of the Megillat Esther Series, as part of the SBM Ladies ProgramThe entire series playlist is saved on YouTube and can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtEqmIBUogYVG6kU5htGYMJwK97cx2cThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Vayakhel Pekudei 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 13:06


    Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei overview.  Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Ki Tisa 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 23:49


    Parashat Ki Tisa overview.  The full video with screensharing can be found on the YouTube channel.Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Tetzaveh 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 19:42


    Parashat Tetzaveh overview.  The full video with screensharing can be found on the YouTube channel.Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    NEW - Rebranding as Adam's Torah!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 1:43


    We are rebranding the Sefer Hamitzvot Podcast to Adam's Torah. We will continue with the Sefer Hamitzvot series, but we will also upload additional content. Please reach out if you have any ideas or suggestions, or would like to help out in any way.Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Megillat Esther - Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 43:46


    Week 1 of the Megillat Esther Series, as part of the SBM Ladies ProgramFebruary 9, 2023The entire series playlist is saved on YouTube and can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtEqmIBUogYVG6kU5htGYMJwK97cx2cThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

    Positive #64 - To Cancel Debts in the Shemita Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 4:52


    Positive mitzvah #64 is to cancel all debts in the shemita year.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #63 - To Return a Collateral to a Borrower when Needed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 4:51


    Positive mitzvah #63 is to return a collateral to a borrower when needed.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #62 - To Lend Money to the Poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 2:47


    Positive mitzvah #62 is to lend money to the poor.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #61 - To Love a Convert

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 2:47


    Positive mitzvah #61 is to love a convert.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #60 - To Love Your Fellow as Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 4:24


    Positive mitzvah #60 is to love your fellow as yourself.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #59 - For a Kohen to Attend a Relative's Funeral

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 8:09


    Positive mitzvah #59 is for a Kohen to attend a relative's funeral. In this context, the seven relatives are: wife, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, and sister.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #58 - For the Kohen to Bless the Jewish People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 5:56


    Positive mitzvah #58 is for the Kohen to bless the Jewish people daily.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #57 - To Separate Challah, or a Portion of Your Dough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 6:39


    Positive mitzvah #57 is to separate challah, or the first portion from your dough, and give it to a Kohen.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #56 - To Break the Neck of the Unredeemed Firstborn Donkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 4:39


    Positive mitzvah #56 is to break the neck of the unredeemed firstborn donkey.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #55 - To Redeem the Firstborn Donkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 3:36


    Positive mitzvah #55 is to redeem the firstborn donkey with a sheep or a goat.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #54 - To Redeem the Firstborn Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 7:43


    Positive mitzvah #54 is to redeem the firstborn son, referred to as a pidyon haben.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #53 - To Sanctify the Firstborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 7:39


    Positive mitzvah #53 is to sanctify the firstborn. For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #52 - To Give a Kohen the First of the Sheep's Wool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 4:37


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #52, which is to give a Kohen the first of your sheep's wool shearings. For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #51 - To Give a Kohen the Foreleg, Cheeks and Maw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 9:02


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #51, which is to give a Kohen the foreleg, cheeks and maw of an animal when doing shechita. For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #50 - To Honor a Kohen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 5:42


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #50, which is to honor a Kohen and treat him as holy. For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #49 - To Cover the Blood of an Animal after Slaughtering

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 7:04


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #49, which is to cover the blood of an animal after slaughtering it, if one wishes to eat meat. This mitzvah is related to positive mitzvah #48.For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #48 - To Slaughter an Animal Properly (if one wishes to eat meat)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 9:16


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #48, which is to slaughter an animal properly, if one wishes to eat meat.Five forbidden techniques:1) Shehiyah (שהייה‎; delay or pausing) 2) Derasah (דרסה‎; pressing/chopping)3) Haladah (חלדה‎; covering, digging, or burying)4) Hagramah (הגרמה‎; cutting in the wrong location)5) Iqqur (עיקור‎; tearing)For questions, email: mitzvotpodcast@gmail.com

    Positive #47 - To Circumcise Every Male

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 4:44


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #47, which is to circumcise every male, beginning at the age of eight days old.

    Positive #46 - To Perform Chalitza, an Alternative to Yibum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 9:44


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #46, which is to perform chalitza, which is an alternative to yibum (levirate marriage).

    Positive #45 - To Perform Yibum or Levirate Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 5:01


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #45, which is to perform yibum, or levirate marriage.

    Positive #44 - To Get Married Through Kiddushin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 4:57


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #44, which is to get married through a process called kiddushin.

    Positive #43 - To Marry and Have Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 5:26


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #43, which is to marry and have children.

    Positive #42 - To Respect One's Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 7:02


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #42, which is to respect one's father and mother.As a general rule, honoring one's parents (positive mitzvah #41) is all of the the positive acts one does to show honor to his or her parents. Examples include, standing up for them when they enter the room, helping them around physically, bringing things for them, etc.Continuing with that framework, respecting is all of the negative things one refrains from doing to show respect to his or her parents. Examples include, not sitting or standing in their designated spots, not contradicting or affirming their words, and not calling them by their first names.

    Positive #41 - To Honor One's Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 5:00


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #41, which is to honor one's father and mother.

    Positive #40 - To Nullify Vows or Oaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 5:46


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #40, which is to deal with cases of nullifying vows or oaths.

    Positive #39 - To Fulfill Your Vows or Oaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 5:29


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #39, which is to fulfill your vows or oaths.This mitzvah is to keep your promises. We have the ability to create other mitzvot, simply by promising to do something.This applies to both vows ("nedarim") and oaths ("shevuot"):Vows are typically on an item or objectOaths are typically related to an action that the person will doThis distinction is explained more in the podcast

    Positive #38 - To Give Charity to the Poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 8:06


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #38, which is to give charity to the poor.This mitzvah to give charity is known as giving "tzedaka."The Rambam (Maimonides, or Moshe ben Maimon) (born approx. 1135 CE / died 1204 CE) compiled a list of the eight levels of charity, starting with the highest and most ideal form of charity, working his way down the list in descending order. In this episode, we go through the Rambam's eight levels of charity in detail.

    Positive #37 - To Rest from Work on Shemini Atzeret

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 5:00


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #37, which is to rest from work on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret.This mitzvah applies to the 22nd day of Tishrei (the seventh month of the year). This is the day immediately after the last and seventh day of Sukkot. Outside of Israel, it also applies to 23rd day of Tishrei.It is called the "eighth day," because it is the day after the seventh day of Sukkot. However, it is a completely distinct holiday from Sukkot.Other than the date, this mitzvah is identical to positive mitzvah #25, which is to rest from work on the first day of Passover. Similar to the first day of Pesach,  food related melachot (work activities) are permitted on Shemini Atzeret, which is referred to as ochel nefesh.This mitzvah concludes a series of mitzvot that are to rest on specific days:Positive #20 - To Rest from Work on ShabbatPositive #25 - To Rest from Work on the First Day of PassoverPositive #27 - To Rest from Work on the Seventh Day of PassoverPositive #28 - To Rest from Work on ShavuotPositive #29 - To Rest from Work on Rosh HashanaPositive #31 - To Rest from Work on Yom KippurPositive #34 - To Rest from Work on the First Day of SukkotPositive #37 - To Rest from Work on Shemini Atzeret

    Positive #36 - To Take the Four Species During Sukkot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 6:17


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #36, which is to take the four species during the holiday of Sukkot.What are the four species?Citron / etrogPalm tree branch / lulavMyrtle branches / hadasimWillow branches / aravotWhen does this mitzvah apply?This mitzvah applies during daytime only, not at night.In the Beit Hamikdash, it applies to all seven days of Sukkot.  Elsewhere, the Biblical obligation is only on the first day of Sukkot. (Sukkot is the seven-day holiday that begins on the 15th day of Tishrei.)However, after the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash, our Sages enacted that everyone should take the four species for all seven days of Sukkot. Also, we don't take them on Shabbat.How is "to take the four species" defined?The minimum requirement is to hold all four species, bring them together, and lift.We recite a blessing beforehand.They should be held in the position that they grow, right-side up.As part of our prayers, we move the species in six directions (north, east, south, west, up, & down).

    Positive #35 - To Dwell in a Sukkah During Sukkot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 7:12


    In this episode, we learn positive mitzvah #35, which is to dwell in a sukkah during the holiday of Sukkot.What is a sukkah?It is a hut or a booth, with a minimum of three walls and a roof of sechach, made of branches. In the podcast, we discuss additional details. When is the holiday of Sukkot?Beginning on the 15th day of Tishrei, lasting for seven days, through the end of the 21st day of TishreiThere is an additional requirement to eat bread specifically in the sukkah on the first night of Sukkot. Outside of Israel, this additional requirement applies to the the second night, as well.How is "to dwell" defined?The sukkah should take the place of your primary residence for the week of Sukkot. Anything that one typically does in their home should be done in the sukkah.This includes eating, drinking, spending time, lounging, reading, and sleeping, assuming it is safe and normal weather conditions.Why do we have this mitzvah?After the Exodus from Egypt, the Jewish people were in the desert for 40 years. During the journey, the Jewish people were exposed to the elements and the heat of the desert, which was extremely dangerous. However, God provided shade for us in the form of sukkot. We commemorate this through this mitzvah.

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