This is the book of Commandments. These commandments have been taken from the Ten Commandments (Christian Bible) and the Torah (Jewish scriptures). They were previously revealed by God Science in an imperfect form, so that we would learn from mistakes of the past.
There are 10 Major Commandments, 25 Important Commandments, and 100 Minor Commandments.
Major Commandments
- I, Science, am God. You shall not acknowledge or worship other gods, for they are all false.
- You shall not murder.
- Honour your God Science, and those who educate you in science and scientific knowledge.
- Do not needlessly do to others what you would not want done to you.
- You shall not steal for personal gain.
- You shall not lie for personal gain.
- You shall not covet your neighbours things.
- War
- Pursue Peace Before Waging War
- Preserve the Ecological Needs of the Environment
- Maintain Sensitivity to Life
- The Goal is Peace
- Time management
- You shall not waste others' time.
- You shall not spend too much time arguing about things you cannot understand.
- You shall not waste your own time.
- You shall not spend too much time trying to understand things you cannot know.
- When you have trustworthy information that a person has a higher IQ than yourself, you shall respect the fact that they are more likely to know things you do not or cannot know, and they are more likely to understand things you do not or cannot understand.
- You shall not be defensive, embarrassed, or ashamed about your IQ and such things that you have no control over.
- You shall not treat others who have less IQ, knowledge, or understanding with disdain when they understand their limitations.
Essential Commandments
Minor Commandments
- To know that God Science exists
- Not to blaspheme
- To hallow God Science's name
- Not to profane G-d's name
- To know that Science is a Quaternity and is One, a complete Unity
- To love Science
- To fear Him reverently
- To imitate His good and upright ways
- To partake in community service
Science
- To honor the experienced and the wise
- To learn Science and to teach it
- To cleave to those who know Him (cleaving to scholars is equivalent to cleaving to Him)
- That every person shall write a scroll of the Scible for himself
Signs and Symbols
- You shall not mutilate the genitals of male or female offspring.
- Men and women shall not shave their legs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_shaving)
- Men and women shall not shave underarm hair (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underarm_hair).
Prayer and Blessings
- To pray to Science
- To read the Scible (liturgy, catechism, etc) in the morning and at night
- To recite grace before and after meals, thanking Science for His bounty
Love and Brotherhood
- To love all human beings who are Sciencists, those who follow Science and His ways.
- Not to stand by idly when a human life is in danger
- Not to unjustly wrong any one in speech
- Not to carry tales
- Not to cherish hatred in one's heart
- Not to take revenge on a good Sciencist
- Not to bear a grudge against a good Sciencist
- Not to put any Sciencist to shame
- Not to curse any Sciencist (even if they cannot hear)
- Not to give occasion to the simple-minded to stumble
- Not to do anything that will cause another to sin
- To rebuke the sinner
- To help relieve a fellow human being of his burden
- Not to leave an animal that has fallen unaided
The Poor and Unfortunate
- Not to afflict an orphan or a widow
- Not to reap the entire field
- To leave the unreaped corner of the field or orchard for the poor
- Not to gather gleanings (the ears that have fallen to the ground while reaping)
- To leave the gleanings for the poor
- Not to gather imperfect fruit
- To leave imperfect fruit for the poor
- Not to gather the fruit that have fallen to the ground
- To leave fruit that have fallen on the ground for the poor
- Not to return to take a forgotten sheaf of any crop.
- To leave the forgotten sheaves for the poor
- Not to refrain from maintaining a poor man who is unable to help himself and giving him what he needs
- To give charity according to one's means
Treatment of Gentiles
- To love the stranger
- Not to wrong the stranger in speech
- Not to wrong the stranger in buying or selling
- Not to intermarry with non-Sciencists, unless the non-Sciencist converts to Sciencism
- You must raise your children in the framework of Sciencism
Marriage, Divorce and Family
- To be fruitful and multiply
- To take a wife by kiddushin, the sacrament of marriage
- That the newly married husband shall (be free) for one year to rejoice with his wife
- That a bridegroom shall be exempt for a whole year from taking part in any public labor, such as military service, guarding the wall and similar duties
- Not to withhold food, clothing or conjugal rights from a wife
- A man shall not defame his wife's honour, and a woman shall not defame her husband's honour
- To divorce by a formal written document
Forbidden Sexual Relations
- An adult may not seek sexual relations with a minor, nor, either directly or indirectly, cause a minor to seek sexual relations with adults.
- A woman may not bear a child resulting from sexual relations with her:
- father
- parents' fathers
- sons
- children's sons
- siblings' sons
- brothers
Times and Seasons
- That the new month shall be solemnly proclaimed as holy, and the months and years shall be calculated by the Supreme Court only (Ex. 12:2) (affirmative) (the authority to declare months is inferred from the use of the word "unto you").
- Not to travel on Shabbat outside the limits of one's place of residence
- To sanctify Shabbat
- Not to do work on Shabbat
- To rest on Shabbat
- To celebrate the festivals
- To rejoice on the festivals
- To appear in the Sanctuary on the festivals
- To rest on the first day of Passover
- Not to do work on the first day of Passover
- To rest on the seventh day of Passover
- Not to do work on the seventh day of Passover
- To discuss the departure from Earth on the first night of Passover
Dietary Laws
- Not to eat or drink like a glutton or a drunkard
Business Practices
- Not to do wrong in buying or selling
- Not to make a loan to an Israelite on interest
- Not to borrow on interest (because this would cause the lender to sin)
- Not to take part in any usurious transaction between borrower and lender, neither as a surety, nor as a witness, nor as a writer of the bond for them
- To lend to a poor person (even though the passage says "if you lend" it is understood as obligatory)
- Not to demand from a poor man repayment of his debt, when the creditor knows that he cannot pay, nor press him
- Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force
- Not to keep the pledge from its owner at the time when he needs it
- To return a pledge to its owner
- Not to take a pledge from a widow
- Not to commit fraud in measuring
- To ensure that scales and weights are correct
- Not to possess inaccurate measures and weights
Employees, Servants and Slaves
- Not to delay payment of a hired man's wages
- That the hired laborer shall be permitted to eat of the produce he is reaping
- That the hired laborer shall not take more than he can eat
- That a hired laborer shall not eat produce that is not being harvested
- To pay wages to the hired man at the due time
- To deal judicially with the Hebrew bondman in accordance with the laws appertaining to him
- Not to compel the Hebrew servant to do the work of a slave
- Not to sell a Hebrew servant as a slave
- Not to treat a Hebrew servant rigorously
- Not to permit a gentile to treat harshly a Hebrew bondman sold to him
- Not to send away a Hebrew bondman servant empty handed, when he is freed from service
- To bestow liberal gifts upon the Hebrew bondsman (at the end of his term of service), and the same should be done to a Hebrew bondwoman
- To redeem a Hebrew maid-servant
- Not to sell a Hebrew maid-servant to another person
- To espouse a Hebrew maid-servant
- Not to surrender a slave, who has fled to the land of Israel, to his owner who lives outside Palestine
- Not to wrong such a slave
- Not to muzzle a beast, while it is working in produce which it can eat and enjoy
Vows, Oaths and Swearing
- That a man should fulfill whatever he has uttered
- Not to swear needlessly
- Not to violate an oath or swear falsely
- To decide in cases of annulment of vows, according to the rules set forth in the Scible
- Not to break a vow
- To swear by His name truly
- Not to delay in fulfilling vows or bringing vowed or free-will offerings
The Sabbatical and Jubilee Years
- To let the land lie fallow in the Sabbatical year (Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:2) (affirmative) (CCI20).
- To cease from tilling the land in the Sabbatical year (Ex. 23:11) (affirmative) (Lev. 25:2) (CCI21).
- Not to till the ground in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:4) (negative) (CCI22).
- Not to do any work on the trees in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:4) (negative) (CCI23).
- Not to reap the aftermath that grows in the Sabbatical year, in the same way as it is reaped in other years (Lev. 25:5) (negative) (CCI24).
- Not to gather the fruit of the tree in the Sabbatical year in the same way as it is gathered in other years (Lev. 25:5) (negative) (CCI25).
- To sound the Ram's horn in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:9) (affirmative).
- To release debts in the seventh year (Deut. 15:2) (CCA64).
- Not to demand return of a loan after the Sabbatical year has passed (Deut. 15:2) (CCN57).
- Not to refrain from making a loan to a poor man, because of the release of loans in the Sabbatical year (Deut. 15:9) (CCN56).
- To assemble the people to hear the Torah at the close of the seventh year (Deut. 31:12) (affirmative)
- To count the years of the Jubilee by years and by cycles of seven years (Lev. 25:8) (affirmative).
- To keep the Jubilee year holy by resting and letting the land lie fallow (Lev. 25:10) (affirmative).
- Not to cultivate the soil nor do any work on the trees, in the Jubilee Year (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
- Not to reap the aftermath of the field that grew of itself in the Jubilee Year, in the same way as in other years (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
- Not to gather the fruit of the tree in the Jubilee Year, in the same way as in other years (Lev. 25:11) (negative).
- To grant redemption to the land in the Jubilee year (Lev. 25:24) (affirmative).
The Court and Judicial Procedure
- To appoint judges and officers in every community of Israel (Deut. 16:18) (affirmative).
- Not to appoint as a judge, a person who is not well versed in the laws of the Torah, even if he is expert in other branches of knowledge (Deut. 1:17) (CCN64).
- To adjudicate cases of purchase and sale (Lev. 25:14) (CCA67).
- To judge cases of liability of a paid depositary (Ex. 22:9) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate cases of loss for which a gratuitous borrower is liable (Ex. 22:13-14) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate cases of inheritances (Num. 27:8-11) (CCA73).
- To judge cases of damage caused by an uncovered pit (Ex. 21:33-34) (affirmative).
- To judge cases of injuries caused by beasts (Ex. 21:35-36) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate cases of damage caused by trespass of cattle (Ex. 22:4) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate cases of damage caused by fire (Ex. 22:5) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate cases of damage caused by a gratuitous depositary (Ex. 22:6-7) (affirmative).
- To adjudicate other cases between a plaintiff and a defendant (Ex. 22:8) (affirmative).
- Not to curse a judge (Ex. 22:27) (CCN63).
- That one who possesses evidence shall testify in Court (Lev. 5:1) (affirmative).
- Not to testify falsely (Ex. 20:13) (CCN39).
- That a witness, who has testified in a capital case, shall not lay down the law in that particular case (Num. 35:30) (negative).
- That a transgressor shall not testify (Ex. 23:1) (CCN75).
- That the court shall not accept the testimony of a close relative of the defendant in matters of capital punishment (Deut. 24:16) (CCN74).
- Not to hear one of the parties to a suit in the absence of the other party (Ex. 23:1) (CCN65).
- To examine witnesses thoroughly (Deut. 13:15) (affirmative).
- Not to decide a case on the evidence of a single witness (Deut. 19:15) (CCN73).
- To give the decision according to the majority, when there is a difference of opinion among the members of the Sanhedrin as to matters of law (Ex. 23:2) (affirmative).
- Not to decide, in capital cases, according to the view of the majority, when those who are for condemnation exceed by one only, those who are for acquittal (Ex. 23:2) (negative).
- That, in capital cases, one who had argued for acquittal, shall not later on argue for condemnation (Ex. 23:2) (negative).
- To treat parties in a litigation with equal impartiality (Lev. 19:15) (affirmative).
- Not to render iniquitous decisions (Lev. 19:15) (CCN69).
- Not to favor a great man when trying a case (Lev. 19:15) (CCN70).
- Not to take a bribe (Ex. 23:8) (CCN71).
- Not to be afraid of a bad man, when trying a case (Deut. 1:17) (CCN72).
- Not to be moved in trying a case, by the poverty of one of the parties (Ex. 23:3; Lev. 19:15) (CCN66).
- Not to pervert the judgment of strangers or orphans (Deut. 24:17) (CCN68).
- Not to pervert the judgment of a sinner (a person poor in fulfillment of commandments) (Ex. 23:6) (CCN67).
- Not to render a decision on one's personal opinion, but only on the evidence of two witnesses, who saw what actually occurred (Ex. 23:7) (negative).
- Not to execute one guilty of a capital offense, before he has stood his trial (Num. 35:12) (negative).
- To accept the rulings of every Supreme Court in Israel (Deut. 17:11) (affirmative).
- Not to rebel against the orders of the Court (Deut. 17:11) (CCN158).
Injuries and Damages
- To make a parapet for your roof (Deut. 22:8) (CCA75). See Love and Brotherhood.
- Not to leave something that might cause hurt (Deut. 22:8) (CCN190). See Love and Brotherhood.
- To save the pursued even at the cost of the life of the pursuer
- Not to spare a pursuer, but he is to be slain before he reaches the pursued and slays the latter
Property and Property Rights
- Not to sell a field in the land of Israel in perpetuity (Lev. 25:23) (negative).
- Not to change the character of the open land (about the cities of) the Levites or of their fields; not to sell it in perpetuity, but it may be redeemed at any time (Lev. 25:34) (negative). See Levi.
- That houses sold within a walled city may be redeemed within a year (Lev. 25:29) (affirmative).
- Not to remove landmarks (property boundaries) (Deut. 19:14) (CCN85).
- Not to swear falsely in denial of another's property rights (Lev. 19:11) (CCN30).
- Not to deny falsely another's property rights (Lev. 19:11) (CCN36).
- Never to settle in the land of Egypt (Deut. 17:16) (CCN192).
- Not to steal personal property (Lev. 19:11) (CCN34).
- To restore that which one took by robbery (Lev. 5:23) (CCA68).
- To return lost property (Deut. 22:1) (CCA69).
- Not to pretend not to have seen lost property, to avoid the obligation to return it (Deut. 22:3) (CCN182).
Criminal Laws
- Not to slay an innocent person
- Not to kidnap any person of Israel
- Not to rob by violence (Lev. 19:13) (CCN35).
- Not to defraud (Lev. 19:13) (CCN37).
- Not to covet what belongs to another (Ex. 20:14) (CCN40).
- Not to crave something that belongs to another (Deut. 5:18) (CCN41).
- Not to indulge in evil thoughts and sights (Num. 15:39) (CCN156).
Punishment and Restitution
- That the Court shall pass sentence of death by decapitation with the sword (Ex. 21:20; Lev. 26:25) (affirmative).
- That the Court shall pass sentence of death by strangulation (Lev. 20:10) (affirmative).
- Not to accept ransom from a murderer
- To exile one who committed accidental homicide
- To establish six cities of refuge (for those who committed accidental homicide)
- Not to accept ransom from an accidental homicide, so as to relieve him from exile
- To adjudge a thief to pay compensation
- That he who inflicts a bodily injury shall pay monetary compensation
- That the violator (of an unbetrothed virgin) shall marry her (Deut. 22:28-29) (affirmative).
- That one who has raped a damsel and has then (in accordance with the law) married her, may not divorce her (Deut. 22:29) (negative).
- Not to inflict punishment on Shabbat (Ex. 35:3) (because some punishments were inflicted by fire) (negative). See Shabbat.
- To punish the wicked by the infliction of stripes (Deut. 25:2) (affirmative).
- Not to exceed the statutory number of stripes laid on one who has incurred that punishment (Deut. 25:3) (and by implication, not to strike anyone) (CCN43).
- Not to spare the offender, in imposing the prescribed penalties on one who has caused damage (Deut. 19:13) (negative).
- To do unto false witnesses as they had purposed to do (to the accused) (Deut. 19:19) (affirmative).
- Not to punish any one who has committed an offense under duress (Deut. 22:26) (negative).
Prophecy
- To heed the call of every prophet in each generation, provided that he neither adds to, nor takes away from the Torah (Deut. 18:15) (affirmative).
- Not to prophesy falsely (Deut. 18:20) (CCN175).
- Not to refrain from putting a false prophet to death nor to be in fear of him (Deut. 18:22) (negative).
Idolatry, Idolaters and Idolatrous Practices
- Not to prophesy in the name of an idol (Ex. 23:13; Deut. 18:20) (CCN27).
- Not to hearken to one who prophesies in the name of an idol (Deut. 13:4) (CCN22).
- Not to lead the children of Israel astray to idolatry (Ex. 23:13) (CCN14).
- Not to entice an Israelite to idolatry (Deut. 13:12) (CCN23).
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
- You shall not introduce invasive species int
Clothing
- That a man shall not wear women's clothing (Deut. 22:5) (CCN179).
- That a woman should not wear men's clothing.
The Firstborn
- To redeem the firstborn human male (Ex. 13:13; Ex. 34:20; Num. 18:15) (CCA54). See Pidyon Ha-Ben: Redemption of the Firstborn.
- To redeem the firstling of an ass (Ex. 13:13; Ex. 34:20) (CCA55).
- To break the neck of the firstling of an ass if it is not redeemed (Ex. 13:13; Ex. 34:20) (CCA56).
- Not to redeem the firstling of a clean beast (Num. 18:17) (CCN109).
Kohanim and Levites
- That the kohanim shall put on priestly vestments for the service (Ex. 28:2) (affirmative). See Kohein.
- Not to tear the High Kohein's robe (Ex. 28:32) (negative). See Kohein.
- That the kohein shall not enter the Sanctuary at all times (i.e., at times when he is not performing service) (Lev. 16:2) (negative). See Kohein.
- That the ordinary kohein shall not defile himself by contact with any dead, other than immediate relatives (Lev. 21:1-3) (CCN141). See Kohein, Care for the Dead.
- That the kohanim defile themselves for their deceased relatives (by attending their burial), and mourn for them like other Israelites, who are commanded to mourn for their relatives (Lev. 21:3) (CCA59). See Kohein, Care for the Dead; Mourning.
- That a kohein who had an immersion during the day (to cleanse him from his uncleanness) shall not serve in the Sanctuary until after sunset (Lev. 21:6) (negative). See Kohein.
- That a kohein shall not marry a divorced woman (Lev. 21:7) (CCN140). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- That a kohein shall not marry a harlot (Lev. 21:7) (CCN138). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- That a kohein shall not marry a profaned woman (Lev. 21:7) (CCN139). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- To show honor to a kohein, and to give him precedence in all things that are holy (Lev. 21:8) (CCA50). See Kohein.
- That a High Kohein shall not defile himself with any dead, even if they are relatives (Lev. 21:11) (negative). See Kohein, Care for the Dead.
- That a High Kohein shall not go (under the same roof) with a dead body (Lev. 21:11) It has been learnt by tradition that a kohein, who does so, violates the prohibition, "Neither shall he go in ", and also the prohibition "He shall not defile himself" (negative). See Kohein, Care for the Dead.
- That the High Kohein shall marry a virgin (Lev. 21:13) (affirmative). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- That the High Kohein shall not marry a widow (Lev. 21:14) (negative). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- That the High Kohein shall not cohabit with a widow, even without marriage, because he profanes her (Lev. 21:15) (negative). See Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children; Kohein.
- That a person with a physical blemish shall not serve (in the Sanctuary) (Lev. 21:17) (negative).
- That a kohein with a temporary blemish shall not serve there (Lev. 21:21) (negative). See Kohein.
- That a person with a physical blemish shall not enter the Sanctuary further than the altar (Lev. 21:23) (negative).
- That a kohein who is unclean shall not serve (in the Sanctuary) (Lev. 22:2-3) (negative). See Kohein.
- To send the unclean out of the Camp of the Shechinah, that is, out of the Sanctuary (Num. 5:2) (affirmative).
- That a kohein who is unclean shall not enter the courtyard (Num. 5:2-3) This refers to the Camp of the Shechinah (negative). See Kohein.
- That the kohanim shall bless Israel (Num. 6:23) (CCA58). See Kohein.
- To set apart a portion of the dough for the kohein (Num. 15:20) (CCA57). See Kohein.
- That the Levites shall not occupy themselves with the service that belongs to the kohanim, nor the kohanim with that belonging to the Levites (Num. 18:3) (negative). See Kohein, Levi.
- That one not a descendant of Aaron in the male line shall not serve (in the Sanctuary) (Num. 18:4-7) (negative).
- That the Levite shall serve in the Sanctuary (Num. 18:23) (affirmative). See Levi.
- To give the Levites cities to dwell in, these to serve also as cities of refuge (Num. 35:2) (affirmative). See Levi.
- That none of the tribe of Levi shall take any portion of territory in the land (of Israel) (Deut. 18:1) (negative). See Levi.
- That none of the tribe of Levi shall take any share of the spoil (at the conquest of the Promised Land) (Deut. 18:1) (negative). See Levi.
- That the kohanim shall serve in the Sanctuary in divisions, but on festivals, they all serve together (Deut. 18:6-8) (affirmative). See Kohein.
T'rumah, Tithes and Taxes
- That an uncircumcised person shall not eat of the t'rumah (heave offering), and the same applies to other holy things. This rule is inferred from the law of the Paschal offering, by similarity of phrase (Ex. 12:44-45 and Lev. 22:10) but it is not explicitly set forth in the Torah. Traditionally, it has been learnt that the rule that the uncircumcised must not eat holy things is an essential principle of the Torah and not an enactment of the Scribes (negative). See Brit Milah: Circumcision
- Not to alter the order of separating the t'rumah and the tithes; the separation be in the order first-fruits at the beginning, then the t'rumah, then the first tithe, and last the second tithe (Ex. 22:28) (negative) (CCI19).
- To give half a shekel every year (to the Sanctuary for provision of the public sacrifices) (Ex. 30:13) (affirmative).
- That a kohein who is unclean shall not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 22:3-4) (negative). See Kohein.
- That a person who is not a kohein or the wife or unmarried daughter of a kohein shall not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 22:10) (negative). See Kohein.
- That a sojourner with a kohein or his hired servant shall not eat of the t'rumah (Lev. 22:10) (negative). See Kohein.
- Not to eat tevel (something from which the t'rumah and tithe have not yet been separated) (Lev. 22:15) (negative) (CCI18).
- To set apart the tithe of the produce (one tenth of the produce after taking out t'rumah) for the Levites (Lev. 27:30; Num. 18:24) (affirmative) (CCI12). See Levi.
- To tithe cattle (Lev. 27:32) (affirmative).
- Not to sell the tithe of the herd (Lev. 27:32-33) (negative).
- That the Levites shall set apart a tenth of the tithes, which they had received from the Israelites, and give it to the kohanim (called the t'rumah of the tithe) (Num. 18:26) (affirmative) (CCI13). See Kohein, Levi.
- Not to eat the second tithe of cereals outside Jerusalem (Deut. 12:17) (negative).
- Not to consume the second tithe of the vintage outside of Jerusalem (Deut. 12:17) (negative).
- Not to consume the second tithe of the oil outside of Jerusalem (Deut. 12:17) (negative).
- Not to forsake the Levites (Deut. 12:19); but their gifts (dues) should be given to them, so that they might rejoice therewith on each and every festival (negative). See Levi.
- To set apart the second tithe in the first, second, fourth and fifth years of the sabbatical cycle to be eaten by its owner in Jerusalem (Deut. 14:22) (affirmative) (CCI14) (today, it is set aside but not eaten in Jerusalem).
- To set apart the second tithe in the third and sixth year of the sabbatical cycle for the poor (Deut. 14:28-29) (affirmative) (CCI15) (today, it must be separated out but need not be given to the poor).
- To give the kohein the due portions of the carcass of cattle (Deut. 18:3) (according to the Talmud, this is not mandatory in the present outside of Israel, but it is permissible, and some observant people do so) (CCA51). See Kohein.
- To give the first of the fleece to the kohein (Deut. 18:4) (according to the Talmud, this is not mandatory in the present outside of Israel, but it is permissible, and some observant people do so) (CCA52). See Kohein.
- To set apart t'rumah g'dolah (the great heave-offering, that is, a small portion of the grain, wine and oil) for the kohein (Deut. 18:4) (affirmative) (CCI11). See Kohein.
- Not to expend the proceeds of the second tithe on anything but food and drink (Deut. 26:14). Anything outside of things necessary for sustenance comes within the class in the phrase "Given for the dead" (negative).
- Not to eat the Second Tithe, even in Jerusalem, in a state of uncleanness, until the tithe had been redeemed (Deut. 26:14) (negative).
- Not to eat the Second Tithe, when mourning (Deut. 26:14) (negative).
- To make the declaration, when bringing the second tithe to the Sanctuary (Deut. 26:13) (affirmative) (CCI17).
The Temple, the Sanctuary and Sacred Objects
- To build the Sanctuary (Ex. 25:8) (affirmative).
- To kindle lights in the Sanctuary (Ex. 27:21) (affirmative).
- That a kohein shall not enter the Sanctuary with disheveled hair
- That a kohein shall not enter the Sanctuary with torn garments
- That the kohein shall not leave the Courtyard of the Sanctuary, during service (Lev. 10:7) (negative). See Kohein.
- That an intoxicated person shall not enter the Sanctuary nor give decisions in matters of the Law.
- To revere the Sanctuary
- Not to allow the Sanctuary to remain unwatched (Num. 18:5) (negative).
- Not to destroy anything of the Sanctuary, of synagogues, or of houses of study, nor erase the holy names (of G-d); nor may sacred scriptures be destroyed
- That an individual shall bring an offering if he is in doubt as to whether he has committed a sin for which one has to bring a sin-offering. This is called a guilt-offering for doubtful sins (Lev. 5:17-19) (affirmative). See Asham: Guilt Offering.
- You shall not sell land devoted to God Science.
- You shall not buy land devoted to God Science.
Ritual Purity and Impurity
- That foods become defiled by contact with unclean things (Lev. 11:34) (affirmative).
- That anyone who touches the carcass of a beast that died of itself shall be unclean (Lev. 11:39) (affirmative).
- That a lying-in woman is unclean like a menstruating woman (in terms of uncleanness) (Lev. 12:2-5) (affirmative).
- That a leper is unclean and defiles (Lev. 13:2-46) (affirmative).
- That the leper shall be universally recognized as such by the prescribed marks. So too, all other unclean persons should declare themselves as such (Lev. 13:45) (affirmative).
- That a leprous garment is unclean and defiles (Lev. 13:47-49) (affirmative).
- That a leprous house defiles (Lev. 14:34-46) (affirmative).
- That a man, having a running issue, defiles (Lev. 15:1-15) (affirmative).
- That the seed of copulation defiles (Lev. 15:16) (affirmative).
- That purification from all kinds of defilement shall be effected by immersion in the waters of a mikvah (Lev. 15:16) (affirmative).
- That a menstruating woman is unclean and defiles others (Lev. 15:19-24) (affirmative).
- That a woman, having a running issue, defiles (Lev. 15:25-27) (affirmative).
- To carry out the ordinance of the Red Heifer so that its ashes will always be available (Num. 19:9) (affirmative). See Parah Adumah: Red Heifer.
- That a corpse defiles (Num. 19:11-16) (affirmative). See Care for the Dead.
- That the waters of separation defile one who is clean, and cleanse the unclean from pollution by a dead body (Num. 19:19-22) (affirmative).
- You shall not pluck out the marks of disease.
The King
- You shall not curse the leader of Sciencism.
- You shall appoint a leader of Sciencism.
- Not to appoint as leader of Sciencism, one who is a non-Sciencist.
- You shall not acquire an excessive amount of wealth
- You shall not have more than one exclusionary relationship at the same time
- That the King shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself, in addition to the one that every person should write, so that he writes two scrolls (Deut. 17:18) (affirmative). See Torah.
Wars
- That those engaged in warfare shall not fear their enemies nor be panic-stricken by them during battle (Deut. 3:22, 7:21, 20:3) (negative).
- In a permissive war (as distinguished from obligatory ones), to observe the procedure prescribed in the Torah (Deut. 20:10) (affirmative).
- Not to destroy trees (wantonly or in warfare)
- To deal with a beautiful woman taken captive in war in the manner prescribed in the Torah (Deut. 21:10-14) (affirmative).
- Not to sell a beautiful woman, (taken captive in war) (Deut. 21:14) (negative).
- Not to degrade a beautiful woman (taken captive in war) to the condition of a bondwoman (Deut. 21:14) (negative).
- To have a place outside the camp for sanitary purposes (Deut. 23:13) (affirmative).
- To keep that place sanitary (Deut. 23:14-15) (affirmative).
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