Chapter 28 – Scroll and Other Holy Books
28.1) Write yourself a Sefer Torah (handwritten copy of the Torah, the holiest book within Judaism).
28.2) It is your duty to purchase other study materials and holy books to study.
28.3) Treat the Sefer Torah with respect and assign a special place to store it.
28.4) Treat all sacred books with respect. Do not place them on the floor or rest your arms on them.
28.5) Do not burn a worn out Sefer Torah; put it safely away.
28.6) Do not throw sacred books around or place them wrong side up.
28.7) Do not urinate in the presence of sacred books.
28.8) Do not make a cover for any sacred object out of material used for common purposes.
28.9) Do not use a sacred book to block the sun from your eyes or for any other personal convenience.
28.10) Do not destroy sacred writings.
28.11) Do not buy a Sefer Torah from a non-Jew for an unreasonable price.
28.12) Fast if you drop a Sefer Torah.
28.13) Do not write in a Sefer Torah without lines.