190.1) Make a parapet on the roofs of houses no less than ten hand-breaths (forty inches) for protection of human life.
190.2) Remove anything that could cause danger to human life.
190.3) Do not destroy anything that is fit for man’s enjoyment.
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….
203.1) Observe the rite of mourning for fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and married sisters, wives, and husbands. 203.2) Observe partial mourning for other relatives. 203.3) For a child who died within thirty days from its birth, you need not rend your garments. 203.4) For twins, if one dies within the thirty days and…
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…
150.1) During intercourse, a man should be in a mood of supreme holiness and have pure thoughts. 150.2) Think of some Torah subject or sacred object when having intercourse, but do utter holy words. 150.3) Do not have intercourse in the light. 150.4) Do not have intercourse in the presence of anyone who is awake….
153.1) If even a drop of blood comes from a woman’s womb, she is considered menstrually unclean. 153.2) If she does not feel the blood, but sees a stain on her clothes or sheets, she is unclean. 153.3) If a woman feels she has begun to menstruate even with no evidence, she is unclean. 153.4)…