Chapter 176 – Shatnez (Wool Mixed with Linen)

171.1) A man is forbidden to put on a woman’s garment; a woman is forbidden to put on a man’s garment. 171.2) Men should not remove the hair from their armpits and from their genitals with scissors or a razor. 171.3) A man may not pick gray hairs from amidst black ones, dye his hair,…

166.1) Do not practice enchantment on a child. 166.2) A house, a child, or a woman may be considered an omen. 166.3) Do not put faith in astrology. 166.4) Do not deceive others by sleight of hand. 166.5) Do not consult wizards.

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…

145.1) It is every man’s duty to take a wife after the age of eighteen. 145.2) Once you have a son and a daughter, you have fulfilled your obligation to propagate. 145.3) Even if you have fulfilled your propagation obligation, you should take a wife. 145.4) Divorce a woman after ten years if you have…

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…

172.1 ) Do not eat of a new crop belonging to any of the five species until offering the omer. 172.2) 172.1 applies to countries outside Israel. 172.3) The new crop law applies only to produce raised on a field of a Jew according to some.