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The Sefer ha-Chinuch -LRB- ספר החינוך , `` Book of Education '' -RRB- , often simply `` the Chinuch '' is a work which systematically discusses the 613 commandments of the Torah .. 613 commandments. 613 mitzvot. Torah. Torah. It was published anonymously in 13th century Spain .. Spain. Spain. The work 's enumeration of the commandments -LRB- mitzvot sing .. mitzvah -RRB- is based upon Maimonides ' system of counting as per his Sefer Hamitzvot ; each is listed according to its appearance in the weekly Torah portion and the work is structured correspondingly .. Torah. Torah. mitzvah. mitzvah. Maimonides. Maimonides. Sefer Hamitzvot. Sefer Hamitzvot. weekly Torah portion. weekly Torah portion. The `` Book of Education '' separately discusses each of the 613 commandments , both from a legal and a moral perspective .. 613 commandments. 613 mitzvot. For each , the discussion starts by linking the mitzvah to its Biblical source , and then addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the commandment -LRB- here , termed the `` shoresh '' , or `` root '' -RRB- .. mitzvah. mitzvah. Following this , the Chinuch presents a brief overview of the halakha -LRB- practical Jewish law -RRB- governing its observance - usually based on Maimonides ' Mishneh Torah - and closes with a summary as to the commandment 's applicability .. Torah. Torah. Maimonides. Maimonides. halakha. halakha. Mishneh Torah. Mishneh Torah. Because of this structure , the work remains popular to this day .. The philosophic portions are widely quoted and taught , while the legal discussion provides the basis for much further study in yeshivot .. yeshivot. yeshiva. The Minchat Chinuch by `` Rabbeinu Yosef '' -LRB- Yosef Ben Moshe Babad , 1800 -- 1874 -RRB- , Av Beit Din of Ternopil , serves as a legal commentary .. Minchat Chinuch. Minchat Chinuch. Yosef Ben Moshe Babad. Yosef Ben Moshe Babad. Av Beit Din. Av Beit Din. Ternopil. Ternopil#Jewish Ternopil