Chapter 27 – Study of Torah

20.1) Upon concluding the silent reading, the hazan (cantor of a synagogue) should walk backwards three steps and remain standing as long as it takes to walk four cubits (about 6 feet). 20.2) There must be at least nine people in the congregation to say the silent Shemoneh esreh (eighteen; silent prayer). 20.3) The hazan…

42.1) Do not eat until your cattle or poultry are fed. 42.2) Do not eat voraciously, while standing, or at an unruly table regardless of the type of fare served. 42.3) Do not take a bite of a piece of food or a sip of a drink and put it back on the table for…

12.1) Wear a sash to pray in communities where this is custom. 12.2) Give charity before praying. 12.3) Go to the bathroom before praying or reading the Torah. 12.4) It is better to pray after Shema (three portions of the Holy Scriptures in Deuteronomy and Numbers; one of only two prayers that are specifically commanded…

35.1) Separate the hallah (challah; bread) portion of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, and oats. 35.2) Everything no less than five quarters of flour is subject to the law of separating hallah. 35.3) Matzah (unleavened bread)is counted as one unit as it pertains to the law of hallah. 35.4) Leaven taken from dough for fermenting is…

29.1) Everyone is different in their temperaments. 29.2) Do not do anything to the extreme. 29.3) Be humble, not proud. 29.4) Do not get angry, but use self-control. 29.5) Cultivate silence. 29.6) Be content with what you have. 29.7) Only abstain from activities that are forbidden by Divine Law. 29.8) Do not be ashamed before…

25.1) Concentrate when reading Ashrei (a prayer that is recited at least three times daily in Jewish prayers) and Tehilah ledavid. 25.2) Psalm 20 is omitted on certain days. (See source for details, or consult a rabbi.) 25.3) Take care when reciting the Aramaic translation Targum, silently. 25.4) Do not leave the synagogue before reciting…