Likkutim I ליקוטים א
1The Laws of Torah Studyא - הלכות תלמוד תורה
- 1.The Value of Torah Study
- 2.The Parameters of the Mitzva
- 3.The Mitzva of Knowing the Torah
- 4.More on the Study of Talmud and Halakha
- 5.Dividing Study into Mikra, Mishna, and Talmud
- 6.Torah Study versus Other Mitzvot
- 7.The Mitzva of Knowing the Torah versus Other Mitzvot
- 8.Torah Study and Marriage
- 9.How Many Hours a Day Should One Devote to Study?
- 10.The Mitzva to Remember One’s Learning
- 11.A Constant Mitzva
- 12.The Stature of the Crown of Torah
- 13.Preparations for Absorbing the Torah
- 14.The Halakhic Attitude toward Secular Studies
- 15.The Problem of Secular Studies in the Period of Exile
- 16.Torah Study for Women
- 17.The Livelihood of Torah Scholars
- 18.Stipends for Avrekhim Who Study Torah
- 19.The Merit of Those Who Help Torah Scholars Earn a Living
- 20.The Zevulun–Yissakhar Arrangement
- 21.Discussions Regarding the Zevulun–Yissakhar Arrangement
2Education for Torahב - החינוך לתורה
- 1.Educating Children
- 2.How Far Must a Father Teach His Son?
- 3.Must a Father Pay for His Son’s Torah Study?
- 4.The Enactment of Yehoshua ben Gamla to Establish Schools
- 5.At What Age Does Study Begin?
- 6.The Length of the School Day
- 7.The Number of Children in a Class
- 8.The Teacher
3The Laws of a Torah Scrollג - הלכות ספר תורה
- 1.The Mitzva of Writing a Torah Scroll
- 2.Are Women Also Commanded in This?
- 3.Discussions Regarding Fulfillment of the Mitzva
- 4.The Price of a Scroll and How Much One Must Invest in This Mitzva
- 5.The Mitzva of Buying Books Nowadays
- 6.The Parchment
- 7.Coated Parchment
- 8.The Ink and the Writing
- 9.The Tradition of Writing a Torah Scroll
- 10.The Various Traditions
- 11.Rules for Writing a Torah Scroll
- 12.The Spaces in the Torah Scroll
- 13.Letters, Crowns, Vowels, and Cantillation Marks
- 14.The Cantillation Marks and the Prohibition of Marking Them in the Torah Scroll
- 15.The Law of a Torah Scroll in Which an Error Was Found
4The Laws of Torah Readingד - הלכות קריאת התורה
- 1.The Enactment of Torah Reading
- 2.The Number of People Called Up
- 3.The Number of Verses
- 4.The Enactment for Those Entering and Leaving
- 5.The Torah Blessings
- 6.The Reader and the Oleh
- 7.The Law of One Who Cannot Read and of a Blind Person
- 8.May Additional People Be Called Up?
- 9.Giving Precedence to the Kohen for the Sake of Peace
- 10.Giving Precedence to the Kohen on Weekdays
- 11.Taking Out a Scroll That Is Not Prepared for the Reading
- 12.The Prohibition of Speaking During the Torah Reading
- 13.Reading with Cantillation and Vowels, and Which Errors Are Disqualifying
- 14.How Is an Error Corrected When the Reading Continued After It?
- 15.May One Read from an Invalid Torah Scroll?
- 16.What Is the Law When an Error Is Found in the Middle of the Reading?
5Honoring the Torah Scroll and Holy Names (and Geniza)ה - כבוד ספר תורה ושמות קדושים (וגניזות)
- 1.Honoring the Torah Scroll
- 2.The Prohibition of Turning One’s Back to the Torah Scroll
- 3.Care for Its Sanctity When Transporting and Touching It
- 4.The Law of a Torah Scroll That Fell
- 5.Care for the Honor of Printed Books
- 6.One May Not Enter a Bathroom with Sacred Writings
- 7.Writing Torah Verses Not Within a Complete Book of the Pentateuch
- 8.The Seven Holy Names and Their Status
- 9.The Prohibition of Erasing the Name
- 10.The Law of a Name That Was Written Not for the Sake of Sanctity
- 11.Writing the Letters of Names with a Different Meaning
- 12.‘Shalom’
- 13.Names of God in Foreign Languages, and Symbols for the Name of God
- 14.Geniza of Printed Sacred Books
- 15.The Prohibition of Mentioning the Name of Heaven in Vain
- 16.Is the Name of God Pronounced During Study?
- 17.Is There Sanctity in Ashurit Script?
6Laws of the Synagogueו - הלכות בית כנסת
- 1.The Mitzva of Building a Synagogue
- 2.The Unity of Israel in the Synagogue
- 3.The Synagogue’s Special Power to Preserve the Nation and Lengthen Life
- 4.The Location of the Synagogue
- 5.Not Demolishing a Synagogue
- 6.What a Synagogue Is and How One Conducts Oneself in It
- 7.The Beit Midrash: Its Holiness and How One Conducts Oneself in It
- 8.Se’udot Mitzva in the Synagogue
- 9.Carrying Weapons in a Synagogue
- 10.May a Guide Dog Be Brought into a Synagogue?
- 11.The Prohibition Against Breaking Anything in a Synagogue
- 12.The Law of an Apartment Above a Synagogue
7Laws of the Kippaז - הלכות כיפה
- 1.The Basis of the Halakha
- 2.May One Refrain from Wearing a Kippa for the Sake of Work?
- 3.The Size of the Kippa
- 4.A Kippa for Berakhot and Prayers
8Laws of Tzitzitח - הלכות ציצית
- 1.The Garment of Tzitzit
- 2.Four Corners
- 3.Intention
- 4.Seeing the Tzitzit – Wearing the Tzitzit Out
- 5.The Meaning of Tzitzit
- 6.The Material of the Tallit
- 7.The Time of Tzitzit
- 8.Women Are Exempt from the Mitzva of Tzitzit
- 9.A Reason for the Difference Between Women and Men
- 10.Handmade and Machine-Made Tzitzit
- 11.The Length of the Tzitzit Strings and the Law of Tzitzit Whose Strings Tore
9Laws of Tefillinט - הלכות תפילין
- 1.What Tefillin Are
- 2.Their Holiness and Care with Them
- 3.The Prohibition of Diverting Attention
- 4.The Meaning of the Mitzva
- 5.The Intention of the Mitzva
- 6.The Place of the Arm Tefillin
- 7.The Left Arm
- 8.The Place of the Head Tefillin
- 9.Further on Binding the Head Tefillin
- 10.Not Interrupting Between the Arm and Head Tefillin
- 11.The Berakha over Tefillin
- 12.Shabbat and Yom Tov
- 13.Women and Tefillin
- 14.Buying Tefillin and When They Must Be Checked
- 15.Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin
10Laws of Mezuzaי - הלכות מזוזה
- 1.The Basis of the Mitzva
- 2.The Parameters of the Mitzva of Mezuza
- 3.A Dignified Dwelling
- 4.A Mezuza at the Entrance of Cowsheds and Chicken Coops
- 5.A Synagogue
- 6.Stores
- 7.The Position of the Mezuza – Upright or Slanted
- 8.A Guest Is Exempt from Mezuza
- 9.Renting a House
- 10.A Hotel
- 11.The Size of the House
- 12.An Entrance
- 13.The Berakha over the Mezuza
- 14.Checking the Mezuza
- 15.How to Affix the Mezuza
- 16.Removing Mezuzot When Moving
- 17.The Place of the Mezuza
11Laws of Kohanimיא - הלכות כהנים
- 1.The Significance of the Priesthood in Israel
- 2.The Holiness of the Kohen
- 3.A Wicked Kohen
- 4.Transgressions That Disqualify a Kohen from Raising His Hands
- 5.The Mitzva to Honor a Kohen
- 6.May One Make Use of a Kohen?
- 7.May a Kohen Work in a Hospital?
- 8.May Parents Bless Their Children with Birkat Kohanim?