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The mitzvot are instructions on how to live, and at the heart of them are the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses. The Ten commandments are seen as God's laws or God's own instruction.
Jews understand their moral life as a response to God's covenant. To keep the covenant means following God's mitzvot. This word is often translated as "laws" or "commandments," but it is more accurate to use "guidance."
The mitzvot spell out how Jews can mirror in their lives the holiness of the God of the covenant. Following the mitzvot helps them to live in a right relationship with God.
2 Versions of the 10 Commandments
Deuteronomy 5:6–21.
Simchat Torah - Celebration of God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses
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