Mitzvah (MITS-vuh); pl: Mitzvot (mits-VOHT)

Lit. commandment. Any of the 613 commandments that Jews are obligated to observe. It can also refer to any Jewish religious obligation, or more generally to any good deed.

See:

Halakhah: Jewish Law - The 613 Mitzvot
A List of the 613 Mitzvot

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