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 circle with one in the center.
168.6) Do not prepare anointment oil in the same formula and in the same weight as prescribed in the Torah.
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…
152.1) Do not be alone with a woman unless you are her father. 152.2) If you are with your wife, you may be in the presence of another woman. 152.3) One woman may be alone with two virtuous men. 152.4) A man may be in the presence of the man and his wife. 152.5) A…
193.1) Visit the sick. 193.2) Sit on the same level as the patient when visiting. 193.3) Visit the sick to determine what you can do to help him and pray for his mercy. 193.4) You may pray in front of a sick person in any language. 193.5) Do not give the patient false hopes. 193.6)…
175.1) Do not cross-breed cattle or fowl. 175.2) Do not do work with diverse kinds of animals. 175.3) Do not ride in a vehicle drawn by two diverse kinds of animals. 175.4) Do not tie a beast to a vehicle that is pulled by another kind of beast. 175.5) Do not tie together to animals…
201.1) Do not rend your garments for a person who commits suicide, for there is none so wicked as one who commits suicide. 201.2) Do not presume that a person is wicked. So unless there is proof to the contrary, assume that a person was murdered rather than that they committed suicide. 201.3) A minor…
198.1) If a death occurs in town, the inhabitants are forbidden to perform any work. 198.2) Inhabitants of a small village should not exchange greetings when a death occurs. 198.3) Do not let the body of the dead remain overnight. 198.4) The sooner a dead body is laid to rest the more praiseworthy the event….