Chapter 124 – Ninth of Av (fifth month of the Jewish year)
124.1) Remove your shoes upon entering the synagogue.
124.2) Deprive yourself of some comfort when you go to sleep.
124.3) Do not put on the tefillin in the morning because it is considered an “ornament.”
124.4) Mourners should go to the synagogue.
124.5) Do not study the Torah except to study subjects that sadden the heart.
124.6) Pregnant and nursing mothers are required to complete the fast unless there is danger in doing so.
124.7) Do not bathe for pleasure’s sake.
124.8) Edibles may be rinsed.
124.9) Women must not perform the ritual immersion.
124.10) Do not anoint yourself for pleasure.
124.11) Do not wear shoes made of leather or that contain leather.
124.12) Do not cohabit or even touch your wife.
124.13) Do not greet your neighbor.
124.14) Do not walk in the market place.
124.15) Do not do any work that takes very long to accomplish.
124.16) Sit only on the floor until after noon.
124.17) Do not begin preparing the meal before noon.
124.18) Do not circumcise an infant until the recital of Kinnot is concluded.
124.19) At the Minhah (prayers offered in the afternoon) service, you may perform the rituals omitted in the morning service.
124.20) Abstain from meat and wine during the night of the tenth and up to noontime of the tenth.
124.21) A woman who has given birth may eat meat and drink wine on the night of the tenth.
124.22) Do not have sexual intercourse on the night of the tenth.