147.1) It is customary to make the hupah under an open sky.
147.2) A wife typically does not purify herself before the wedding.
147.3) A virgin bride should have a veil over her head.
147.4) Groomsmen put a kittle on the groom to remind him to repent before the wedding.
147.5) The groom is led to the canopy and should face east while the incantations are said.
143.1) Be extremely careful to revere and fear your father and mother. 143.2) Fear means to show respect. 143.3) Honor means provide them with food, drink, and clothing when they need it. 143.4) Do not awaken them from sleep. 143.5) When asking the favor of a townsmen, do so in the name of your father,…
194.1) Do not touch a dying person as it might hasten his demise. 194.2) If the house catches fire, you may move him. 194.3) Make sure that no limb hangs off the bed. 194.4) Once the person is in the throes of death, no one present at the beginning of the throes should leave. 194.5)…
149.1) Certain recitations should be said. See the source for the details. 149.2) If the groom has never been married before, certain recitations must be said. See the source for details. 149.3) If there are new guests, certain Graces are not recited. See the source for details.) 149.4 ) When a widower marries a widow,…
191.1) Do not inflict pain upon any living creature. 191.2) Help horses drawing a cart when they come to a rough area to navigate. 191.3) Do not tie the legs of beasts or birds that will cause them pain. 191.4) Do not set a bird on eggs not of its species. 191.5) Do not castrate…
159.1) A woman who perceives blood during her period of purity should count five pure days, including the day on which she perceived the flow. 159.2) When traveling, if a woman cannot obtain enough water to wash herself, it does not retard the “end of her menstrual period.” She should wipe herself as best she…
154.1) Regular time of menses is determined by three consecutive times. 154.2) Most women calculate the time by days between cycles. 154.3) Some women find it difficult to predict. Three consecutive acts may be considered menses regulated by physical symptoms. (See source for details, or consult a rabbi.) 154.4) Some women calculate the regular days…