All Mitzvos Are Equal
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All Mitzvos Are Equal

Parsha Pages | June 25, 2025

Mishnah (Pirkei Avos 2:1): “Be careful in a light mitzvah like a hard one; that you do not know the reward of a mitzvah.”

Torah (Devarim 22,6 & Shmos 20,12): Two places in the Torah place the same reward for two different acts of differing difficulties: relatively easy mitzvah of “Sending away the mother bird” (Devarim 22,6) and the extremely difficult mitzvah of “honoring one’s parents” (Shmos 20, 12).

Law: A convert must accept all Mitzvos at the time of the conversation.

Gemara (Sukkos 25): One engaged in a mitzvah is exempt from performing another mitzvah.

Gemara (Nidah 48): The verse (Bemidbar 5,6) states “if a man or a woman does any sin.” The Torah equates men and women in regard to violation of sins.

The Ten Utterances: HaShem provided ten categories in which all Mitzvos emulate. Thus, all Mitzvos were said by HaShem at Har Sinai.

Mishnah (Pirkei Avos 2:1): “Be careful in a light mitzvah like a hard one; that you do not know the reward of a mitzvah.”

Torah (Devarim 22,6 & Shmos 20,12): Two places in the Torah place the same reward for two different acts of differing difficulties: relatively easy mitzvah of “Sending away the mother bird” (Devarim 22,6) and the extremely difficult mitzvah of “honoring one’s parents” (Shmos 20, 12).

Law: A convert must accept all Mitzvos at the time of the conversation.

Gemara (Sukkos 25): One engaged in a mitzvah is exempt from performing another mitzvah.

Gemara (Nidah 48): The verse (Bemidbar 5,6) states “if a man or a woman does any sin.” The Torah equates men and women in regard to violation of sins.

The Ten Utterances: HaShem provided ten categories in which all Mitzvos emulate. Thus, all Mitzvos were said by HaShem at Har Sinai.

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