Chapter 183 – Damages to Property

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….

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,…

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.

174.1) Do not graft two diverse kinds of trees. 174.2) Do not preserve a tree that grows two kinds of fruit. You may eat the fruit though. 174.3) The restriction to not sow two kinds of seeds in a vineyard applies only to places inside Israel

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)…

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…