Page "Halakha" Paragraph 18

A further division is made between chukim (" decrees " — laws without obvious explanation, such as shatnez, the law prohibiting wearing clothing made of mixtures of linen and wool ), mishpatim (" judgments " — laws with obvious social implications ) and eduyot (" testimonies " or " commemorations ", such as the Shabbat and holidays ).

Through the ages, various rabbinical authorities have classified the commandments in various other ways.