DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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Sivan 27, 5771 · June 29, 2011
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"

Negative Commandment 52
Intermarriage

"You shall not make marriages with them"—Deuteronomy 7:3.

It is forbidden to marry a non-Jew.

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Negative Commandment 53
Marriage with an Ammonite or Moabite

"An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter the congregation of G‑d"—Deuteronomy 23:4.

It is forbidden to marry a male Ammonite or Moabite, even after they convert to Judaism.

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Negative Commandment 55
Rejecting an Egyptian

"Do not reject an Egyptian"—Deuteronomy 23:8.

It is forbidden to utterly distance an Egyptian convert. A third generation Egyptian convert must be allowed to marry among the Jewish people.

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Negative Commandment 54
Rejecting an Edomite

"Do not reject the Edomite, since he is your brother"—Deuteronomy 23:8.

It is forbidden to utterly distance an Edomite convert. A third generation Edomite convert must be allowed to marry among the Jewish people.

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Negative Commandment 354
Marrying a Bastard

"A mamzer shall not enter into the assembly of G‑d"—Deuteronomy 23:3.

A child born of certain illicit relationships is called a mamzer. Such an individual may not marry a non-mamzer.

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Negative Commandment 360
A Castrated Man

"A man with injured testicles or whose member is cut may not enter the assembly of G‑d"—Deuteronomy 23:2.

A man whose genitals have been damaged to the point that he is incapable of fathering a child may not marry a Jewish woman.

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Negative Commandment 361
Castration

"...neither shall you do this in your land"—Leviticus 22:24.

It is forbidden to cause castration to a male – whether human or animal – by damaging his genitals. It is forbidden even to further damage the genitals of a male who has already been castrated.

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