Why do we keep a mitzva we don't understand? The quintessential "chok" is Para Aduma at the beginning of Parshat Chukat. Rabbi Dunner turns to Sefer Hachinuch for an answer, but before he does -- he presents a list of every one of the Sifrei Hamitzvot: the works that list all the 613 mitzvos of the Torah. Who were their authors, and what makes each one of these works unique?

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