37.1) Purify glass and metal utensils bought from a heathen before use. 37.2) Do not immerse vessels when streams are swelled or thawing. 37.3) Do not immerse wooden vessels. 37.4) Put an old vessel that has been used by a non-Jew in boiling water or make it red hot before immersing. 37.5) You do not…
36.1) Rinse meat thoroughly with water before salting. 36.2) Do not use a vessel if meat has been soaked in water in it for twenty-four hours. 36.3) When time is short, you may wash meat thoroughly instead of soaking before salting it. 36.4 ) Wash the surface of meat thoroughly if it is cut up…
35.1) Separate the hallah (challah; bread) portion of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, and oats. 35.2) Everything no less than five quarters of flour is subject to the law of separating hallah. 35.3) Matzah (unleavened bread)is counted as one unit as it pertains to the law of hallah. 35.4) Leaven taken from dough for fermenting is…
34.1) Giving alms to the poor of Israel is a religious duty. 34.2) Contribute to charity according to your means. 34.3) Give a poor man enough to supply his needs. 34.4) Contribute a fifth of your net annual profit to charity. 34.5) Buy the best when purchasing something for the glory of G-d. 34.6) Supporting…
33.1) Do not eat fish with meat. 33.2) If you eat meat and fish together, eat bread or drink a beverage between them. 33.3) Try not to perspire. 33.4) Do not swallow saliva produced from salivating at the smell of food. 33.5) Do not drink uncovered water. 33.6) Do not put food or drink under…
32.1) Do things to keep your body healthy. 32.2) Eat to stay healthy. 32.3) Do not eat too much. 32.4) Do not neglect the nourishment of a child. 32.5) Eat less food on hot days than on cool ones. 32.6) Exercise your body before eating. 32.7) Eat foods that are appropriate to your temperament. See…
31.1) Acknowledge the Lord in all things. 31.2) Do not eat or drink things that G-d has forbidden. 31.3) Do not sit with scoffers, stand in the way of sinners, or walk with the wicked. 31.4) Do not sleep for your own gratification. Sleep to rest. 31.5) Do not have sex for your own gratification….
29.1) Everyone is different in their temperaments. 29.2) Do not do anything to the extreme. 29.3) Be humble, not proud. 29.4) Do not get angry, but use self-control. 29.5) Cultivate silence. 29.6) Be content with what you have. 29.7) Only abstain from activities that are forbidden by Divine Law. 29.8) Do not be ashamed before…
28.1) Write yourself a Sefer Torah (handwritten copy of the Torah, the holiest book within Judaism). 28.2) It is your duty to purchase other study materials and holy books to study. 28.3) Treat the Sefer Torah with respect and assign a special place to store it. 28.4) Treat all sacred books with respect. Do not…
27.1) After praying, set a certain time to study the Torah. Do not use that time for anything else. 27.2) Every Israelite should study the Torah. 27.3) Study the Torah daily. 27.4) Do not leave the book open if you are interrupted while studying the Torah. 27.5) Speak out loud your study of the Torah.