Sefer Ahavah

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Sefer Ahavah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws expressing love and devotion to God, such as prayer, blessings, and tefillin.

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Label Occurrences
Book of Love in Mishneh Torah 1
Sefer Ahavah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf halakhic work
section of Mishneh Torah
aimsTo cultivate love of God through commandments
regulate daily religious practice
alsoKnownAs Book of Love in Mishneh Torah
linked to: Sefer Ahavah
author Moses Maimonides
linked to: Maimonides
centralTheme commandments that express love of God
daily devotional commandments
codifies laws of Shema
laws of Torah reading
laws of berakhot
laws of blessings
laws of circumcision
laws of mezuzah
laws of prayer
laws of reading the Shema
laws of tefillah
laws of tefillin
laws of the priestly blessing
laws of tzitzit
compiledBy Moses Maimonides
linked to: Maimonides
focusesOn devotion to God
love of God
genre legal code
hasPart Hilchot Berachot
Hilchot Kriat Shema
Hilchot Milah
Hilchot Tefillah
Hilchot Tefillah u’Birkat Kohanim
Hilchot Tefillin u’Mezuzah v’Sefer Torah
linked to: Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Tzitzit
hasTitleTranslation Book of Love
influencedBy Geonic halakhic tradition
Talmud
language Hebrew
partOf Mishneh Torah
partOfSeries fourteen books of Mishneh Torah
placeOfOrigin Egypt
positionInWork second book of Mishneh Torah
linked to: Choshen Mishpat
religiousLawSystem Halakha
religiousTradition Judaism
timePeriod 12th century
usedBy rabbinic scholars
students of Jewish law
usedIn halakhic study

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Mishneh Torah includesSection Sefer Ahavah
Sefer Ahavah alsoKnownAs Book of Love in Mishneh Torah
linked to: Sefer Ahavah