Sefer HaMitzvot

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 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 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 - 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 KingsThanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast and the YouTube channel for more content:https://www.youtube.com/@adamstorah

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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).

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.