What are the three mitzvot that the Greeks tried to abolish?

Question: Which three central mitzvot did the Greeks try to uproot from the Jewish people?

Answer:

According to the Ben Ish Chai, the Greeks issued decrees against three mitzvot:

1. Shabbat: keeping the day of Shabbat.

2. Chodesh: sanctifying the new month and setting the Jewish festivals.

3. Milah: performing the mitzvah of brit milah (circumcision).

These three mitzvot express central foundations of the spiritual identity of the Jewish people.

The Ben Ish Chai teaches that in the merit of complete service of Hashem, in thought, speech and action, the Jewish people were saved from these three decrees.