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Mitzvah; Mitzvot: (lit. “commandment”); one of the Torah’s 613 Divine commandments; a good deed or religious precept; according to Chassidut, the word mitzvah stems from the root tzavta, attachment, the mitzvah creating a bond between G-d who commands and man who performs.

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	Mitzvah Minutes Just Do It! Bottom line: how is the mitzvah done? This section gives you the basics of Jewish observances, short and to the point -- each mitzvah in about 300 words. Daily Life & Practice » Mitzvah Minutes
	Daily Life and Practice Some of the fundamental Mitzvot - the observances that define our lives as Jews and connect us to each other and to G-d Shabbat, kosher, mezuzah, tefillin, mikvah... The essence of Judaism is in its rituals and observances. A selection of website offering information and guidance on some of the most basic Mitzvot. » Daily Life and Practice
	Ten Portals to Higher Living The Rebbe's 10-point mitzvah campaign Where do I begin? Pick a mitzvah, any mitzvah... Here are ten suggested mitzvahs - ten ways to infuse higher meaning into your life and connect to your source and your people. (Click here for Flash Intro) Daily Life & Practice » Ten Portals to Higher Living
	From Under The Covers By Jay Litvin I talk to Him rarely. I rarely even pray for my recovery. I take all this for granted. Society & Living » Voices » From Under The Covers
	Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe The wick would flare and die. The oil is difficult to ignite at all. But when brought together in the lamp, they produce a steady flame. And so it is in the of the "a lamp of G-d" that is our soul Spirituality » Essays » Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame
	The Cosmology of the Mitzvot By Avi Rabinowits The physical realm as the "shadow" of the spiritual; the mitzvot as physical "symbols" that manipulate spiritual realities; matter as thye most compact form of energy; prayer as the language of the soul and the minyan as the "critical mass" that ... Spirituality » Essays » The Cosmology of the Mitzvot
	Is G-d Religious? By Simon Jacobson If G-d transcends all limitation and definition, and religion is a set of laws and rituals and a list of things that one must or must not do, why would the way to relate to G-d be to impose further restriction and definition on our already finite and ... Spirituality » Short Insights » Other Authors » Is G-d Religious?
	Rules By Yanki Tauber As a rule, people don't like rules. We don't like restrictions; we don't like being told what to do Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Rules
	The Longer Shorter Way Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe As the most direct and simple line between two points, it is misleadingly the surest way to town; but in truth, the "direct approach" is a dead end Spirituality » Essays » The Longer Shorter Way
	The Development By Mattis Kantor Two cows, they were, sharing a paddock on the same farm... Spirituality » Essays » The Development

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