172.1 ) Do not eat of a new crop belonging to any of the five species until offering the omer. 172.2) 172.1 applies to countries outside Israel. 172.3) The new crop law applies only to produce raised on a field of a Jew according to some.
171.1) A man is forbidden to put on a woman’s garment; a woman is forbidden to put on a man’s garment. 171.2) Men should not remove the hair from their armpits and from their genitals with scissors or a razor. 171.3) A man may not pick gray hairs from amidst black ones, dye his hair,…
170.1) Do not save off the hair of the temples on both sides of the head at their juncture with the cheeks at the ears. 170.2) Do not shave the “corners” of your beard with a razor only.
169.1) Do not tattoo yourself. 169.2) Do not cut yourself in grief. 169.3) Do not pluck out your hair for mourning.
168.1) Do not make images. 168.2) Do not draw the full face picture of a man. 168.3) Do not keep a ring which has a seal consisting of a man’s image. 168.4) Do not build a house modeled after the Holy Temple. 168.5) Do not make a seven-branched candelabrum by shaping six branches in a…
167.1) Do not derive any profit from idols. 167.2) The law of annulment applies to idols, their appurtenances, and their ornaments. 167.3) You may derive benefit from candles that have been lit in front of an idol. 167.4) Some believe vestments of priests must be annulled. 167.5) Do not look at idols and their ornaments….
166.1) Do not practice enchantment on a child. 166.2) A house, a child, or a woman may be considered an omen. 166.3) Do not put faith in astrology. 166.4) Do not deceive others by sleight of hand. 166.5) Do not consult wizards.
164.1) Every Jew has a duty to redeem the firstborn son. 164.2) You should not retract the redemption of a son from a kohen (priest) you have made a promise to. 164.3) Do not redeem the firstborn until he is fully thirty days old. 164.4) The father brings his firstborn before the Kohen, gives him…
163.1) It is a duty for a father to have his son circumcised, or do it himself. 163.2) Remain standing during a circumcision. 163.3) The mohel should be versed in the laws of circumcision. 163.4) Be extremely careful of circumcising an infant who is ailing. 162.5) Do not circumcise an infant whose two previous brothers…
162.1) Every woman whose husband is in town must perform the immersion. 162.2) Do not perform the immersion on the seventh day before the stars appear. 162.3) In case of emergency, you may perform immersion on the eighth day. 162.4) Do not stand on anything but the bottom of the poll during immersion. 162.5) Do…