Chapter 170 – Shaving the Hair of the Temples and Beard

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….

156.1) If a woman bleeds due to cohabitation, she may have intercourse again after purifying herself. 156.2) She should examine herself after a second time of intercourse to ascertain that the flow is from the cohabitation and not a menstrual time. 156.3) If a woman thinks she has become unclean during cohabitation, she should inform…

183.1) Do not damage another person’s property. 183.2) You may not recover a loss of property at the expense of another. 183.3) Do not bribe a General to exempt yourself from serving in the military. 183.4) Do not surrender a person or the property of another to a heathen. 183.5) Do not trample the ploughed…

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…

179.1) It is good to lend money to a poor Jew. 179.2) You are bound to lend money even to a rich man if he is in need of the loan. 179.3) You must have a witness present to lend money. 179.4) Do not demand payment from the borrower when you know he cannot pay….

173.1) Enjoyment of fruit, seeds, skins of all kinds of trees are forbidden as orlah (fruits of the first three years). 173.2) Redeem the fruit of the fourth year (Neta rebai). 173.3) The law of orlah does not apply outside of Israel. 173.4) Growth from a stump is not considered orlah.