Sefer ha-Chinuch
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Sefer ha-Chinuch ("Book of Education", often simply the Chinnuch) is a Medieval text, published anonymously in 13th Century Spain, which systematically discusses the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Each of the 613 commandments is described with the concept of the mitzvah and its Biblical source, the philosophical underpinnings of the commandment, and a brief summary of the halakha (practical Jewish law) governing its observance.
Some scholars ascribe the authorship of Sefer ha-Chinnuch to Rabbi Aharon HaLevi of Barcelona (1235-c. 1290), a Talmudic scholar and halakhist[1] [2] [3] but others disagree, as the views of the Chinnuch contradict opinions held by HaLevi in other works.
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- Charles Wengrow. Sefer HaChinuch. (Deuteronomy). ISBN 0-87306-497-6
