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Because so many people have disobeyed these laws, wisdom and insights has been removed from them and they are in divine exile and spiritual karet. The spiritual compasses of so many people are going haywire at the moment because of the cumulative effects of their misdeeds.

I agree. There are mitzvot that carry more weight, and deserve our utmost attention. It is easy to become distracted in many of the details of living a Torah lifestyle. What is important however is a life regulated in normal 'living' as a way to teach us to seek more. The man who steals a penny, will do far more.

The 613 Mitzvot that Maimonides codified in the 12th Century ace excluded many of the mitzvot contained in the Pentateuch. One of the mitzvot that Maimonides excluded was the one about the need to carry a wooden paddle around the camp when one performed one's ablutions. That Mosaic commandment was obviously relevant to the time of the Hebrews in the Sinai desert circa 1300 bce. Maimonides explains in detail that some mitzvot are not relevant to all times and places, while some mitzvot are always relevant to any time and place.