Chapter 123 – The Day Preceding the Ninth of Av (fifth month of the Jewish year)

114.1) Sell all leaven in your possession to a non-Jew before Pesach (Passover). 114.2) Do not keep the leaven sold to a non-Jew in your house. If the non-Jew cannot take away the leaven, you should rent out the room where the leaven is stored to him. 114.3) If you need to, put an additional…

113.1) Do not say Mizemor letodah (A Psalm of Thanks) or Lamenatzeah (For the chief Musician). 113.2) Do not eat hametz (food forbidden for use by Jew during the festival of Passover) past one-third of the day. 113.3) Do not do any work in the afternoon except that that is permissible on Hol Hammoed (intermediate…

120.1) The counting of omer begins on the second night of Pesach (Passover). Count while standing. 120.2) If you forget to count at night, do so during the day. 120.3) If someone asks you about the count, give them the number of another day so you may say the benediction over the previous day’s counting….

109.1) Use only water that has stayed overnight. 109.2) Draw water between sunset and twilight. 109.3) Try to draw fresh water daily. 109.4) Draw the water from a river preferably. 109.5) Water for baking matzah (unleavened bread) should be drawn by a non-Jew. 109.6) Rinse a vessel that has had honey or fruit in it…

133.1) Do not eat, drink, bathe, anoint, wear shoes, or have sexual intercourse. 133.2) Do not touch either food or drink when feeding a minor. 133.3) Do not wash for pleasure. 133.4) The kodanim who go up to bless the people must wash their hands to the wrist and repeat the benediction Al netilat yadayim….

112.1) Do not retain any food article which contains leaven during the week of Pesach (Passover). 112.2) Do not retain any grain or seed that may be moist during the week of Pesach. 112.3) During Pesach, you may wear garments that have been washed and starched, but do not use a table cloth that has…