jan 1, 1170 - רמב׳׳ם – ספר המצוות

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~1170 - ראשונים

רמב׳׳ם counts all 613 מצוות in this ספר, and gives a breif description of each. Besides for categorizing each מצוה as one of the 248 עשה or 365 לא תעשה, he also gives the readers 14 guidelines as to how he derived/counted certain מצוות, for example excluding the 7 מצוות דרבנן and excluding temporary מצוות (like counting לויים in the מדבר).

About the Author: ר׳ משה בן מאמון, or רמב׳׳ם, is considered one of the most famous and important rabbis throughout all of Jewish history, even being compared to משה רבינו. Although he fled Spain for Egypt at age 12, רמב׳׳ם considered himself a Spanish Jew and his works were directed towards the Spanish Jewish community. While he was a doctor for the Egyptian rulers in Cairo, רמב׳׳ם was still extensively engaged in תורה through writing commentaries on the תורה, משנה and גמרא and responding to letters from many foreign communities. With this greatness came much controversy over his works, however, רמב׳׳ם is still one of the most highly respected authorities in הלכה until today.

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