Table of Contents
Life Cycle
Birth of a Son 3
Birth of a Daughter 29
First Haircut 34
Bar and Bat Mitzva 36
Birthdays 44
Weddings 47
The Week after the Wedding 69
Acquiring a Grave, Inheritances, and Wills 73
From Death to the Funeral 77
The Funeral and Burial 85
Mourning Periods 105
Visiting the Grave 119
Yearly Cycle
Rosh HaShana 129
The Ten Days of Repentance 154
Yom Kippur 167
Sukkot 176
Sukkot: The Mitzvot of the Festival 188
Sukkot: The Festival 196
Hoshana Rabba 217
Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah 221
Rosh Hodesh 237
The Request for Rain 242
Hanukka 244
The Tenth of Tevet 253
Tu BeShvat 255
The Month of Adar 257
Purim 262
The Month of Nisan 270
Passover: Preparations for the Festival 274
Passover: The Day before the Seder 284
Passover: Seder Night 298
Passover: The Festival Itself 311
The Counting of the Omer 331
Lag BaOmer 337
Sivan and Shavuot 340
"Between the Straits" 359
Tisha BeAv 365
The Month of Elul 373
Shabbat and Festivals
Structure of Shabbat 379
Muktze 414
Food Preparation on Shabbat 418
Housework on Shabbat 430
Bathing and Hygiene on Shabbat 434
Fire and Electricity on Shabbat 437
Medical Treatment on Shabbat 439
Children on Shabbat 444
Restrictions on Speech on Shabbat 451
Appearance of Transgression 454
Instructing Others 456
Eiruv 460
The Unique Aspects of Festivals 464
Intermediate Days of the Festival 471
Eiruv Tavshilin 474
Daily Routine
Beginning the Day 479
The Daily Prayers 483
Kaddish 500
Torah Study 509
Blessings and Meals 513
Various Topics
Mezuza 539
Kashrut 545
Family Purity 574
Ritual Fringes 580
Tefillin 589
Interpersonal Mitzvot 597
Charity 615
Interest 619
Glossary 625