148.1) The bride and groom are to eat privately as a means of consecration.
148.2) The privacy consummates the marriage in the case of a virgin.
148.3) In the case of a widow, a true consummation will consummate the marriage.
148.4) The seclusion should occur before the Sabbath.
185.1) If you borrow something, you may not lend it out to another without the lender’s permission. 185.2) Pay the wages of a hired workman on time. 185.3) Once a garment is returned to you from a tailor who has repaired it for you, you should pay them promptly. 185.4) If a worker demands his…
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.
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…
197.1) Make shrouds of fine white linen. 197.2) The purification process of bodies is outlined here. 197.3) Opinions differ concerning the capacity of nine kabbim. 197.4) An egg with its shell is beaten up with wine to symbolize the revolving wheel of fortune in the world. 197.5) Do not allow the fingers of the dead…
189.1) Help neighbors unload an animal’s heavy burden if the animal falls. 189.2) If after you reload, the beast falls again, assist the neighbor again until the load is loaded correctly. 189.3) Do the unloading for free, but you may ask for compensation to reload. 189.4) Help a heathen if his animal is over-burdened as…
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…