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Avera (alternate spelling, averah, aveira) is a sin against man or God in Judaism. The word comes from the Hebrew root ayin-bet-resh, meaning to pass over or cross over with the implied meaning of transgressing from a moral boundary. An avera may be trivial or serious. It is viewed by many as the opposite of mitzva (commandment), but all averos are the transgressions of one of the 365 "negative commandments". These are 365 of the 613 mitzvot defined in the Torah.
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