Positive Commandment 162 (Digest)
Resting on Shavuot
"And you shall proclaim on this very day that it be a holy convocation"—Leviticus 23:21.
We are commanded to rest on Shavuot, the fiftieth day following the second day of Passover, by abstaining from any creative work, with the exception of work needed for food purposes.
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> The 162nd mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on Shavuos.;)
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement,;) "This very day shall be celebrated as a sacred holiday."
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Negative Commandment 325 (Digest)
Working on Shavuot
"You shall do no manner of servile work"—Leviticus 23:21.
It is forbidden to engage in creative work — with the exception of work needed for food purposes — on Shavuot, the fiftieth day following the second day of Passover.
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> The 325th prohibition is that we are forbidden to perform melachah on Shavuos.
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "No servile;)melachah may be done [on that day]."
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> This phrase, m'leches avodah, excludes those types of melachah involving food preparation. Nevertheless, there are many laws regarding the conditions necessary in order to be able to perform such a melachah. See the Shulchan Aruch for the relevant details.
Positive Commandment 163 (Digest)
Resting on Rosh Hashanah
"In the seventh month, on the first day of that month, there shall be a day of rest for you"—Leviticus 23:24.
We are commanded to rest on the first of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah, by abstaining from any creative work, with the exception of work needed for food purposes.
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> The 163rd mitzvah is that we are commanded to refrain from doing melachah on the first day of the month of Tishrei [i.e., Rosh HaShanah].
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement,;) "The first day of the seventh month shall be for you Shabbason[a day of rest]."
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> We have already explained;) the statement of our Sages, "The term Shabbason indicates a positive commandment."
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Negative Commandment 326 (Digest)
Working on Rosh Hashanah
"You shall do no servile work"—Leviticus 23:25.
It is forbidden to engage in creative work — with the exception of work needed for food purposes — on the first of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah.
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> The 326th prohibition is that we are forbidden to perform melachah on Rosh HaShanah.
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> Lev. 23:25.