6.1) Before uttering a benediction, you must ascertain which benediction you need to say so that when you mention G-d’s name, you are aware of the benediction’s conclusion. You must not engage in any other activity when uttering a benediction and you must not utter it in a habitual manner. 6.2) When uttering benedictions, your…
5.1) Cover excrement before engaging in holy matters such as reading, prayer, study, etc. 5.2) Do not pray or meditate on holy matters where excrement or foul odor exists. (You can rinse away urine.) 5.3) Do not engage in holy matters if there is any excrement on your body—even though it may be slight or…
4.1 ) You should go to the bathroom habitually both in the morning and evening to gain better alertness and cleanliness. If you defer defecation or urination at will, you violate the law’s warning against being “abominable” and risk being “barren.” 4.2 ) Practice modesty when you enter a bathroom and do not expose yourself…
Chapter 3 – Laws Related to Dressing and Manner of Walking 3.1) You should be modest. “And to walk humbly with thy G-d.” Be modest and do not expose yourself while dressing (even in private, for you are always visible to G-d). 3.2) Do not walk like non-Jews. Don’t be proud and haughty; rather, be…
2.1 ) Do not go far before washing each morning. 2.2) Put on fringes upon rising. Do not walk more than four cubits (about six feet) without fringes. And, if you haven’t washed your hands, you must not say the benediction while putting your first garment on. 2.3) In the morning, wash in the following…
1.1) Realize each day that you are in the presence of G-d and be mindful of His precepts. 1.2) Wake up worshiping Him and prepare yourself to minister to the world with all your heart all day. 1.3) When you wake from sleep, rise quickly to be ready to serve the Creator before an evil…