10/28/2026, 09:19 AM
I saw a meme go by that said, basically, “Nobody can keep all 613 laws anyway.”
What struck me was that nobody in the comments questioned the number. Both sides just accepted it.
Where does 613 actually come from? Has anyone here ever counted the commands themselves, straight from Genesis through Deuteronomy? What did you come up with and how did you decide what counts as one command?
What struck me was that nobody in the comments questioned the number. Both sides just accepted it.
Where does 613 actually come from? Has anyone here ever counted the commands themselves, straight from Genesis through Deuteronomy? What did you come up with and how did you decide what counts as one command?