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Eating meat during the Nine Days

Meat Dish for a Child During the Nine Days

Preparations for Immersion during the Nine Days

Washing Hands After an Afternoon Nap

Washing Hands After Sleeping on a Chair

Laws pertaning to the Bathroom

Saying “Shabbat” in the bathroom

Donning tzitzis

Blessing on the Tallit When Wearing It Again

Donning tzitzis

Blessing for Wearing a Different Tallit

Donning tefillin

Removing the Cover from the Tefillin

Donning tefillin

The Place of the Tefillin Knot

Donning tefillin

Touching the Arm When Putting on Tefillin

Disposing of holy texts and objects

Disposal of Tefillin Bag

Interposition between tefillin and body

Obstruction on the Tefillin Strap

Holiness of tefillin

Thought of Idolatry

The Blessing 'Shehecheyanu' on Tefillin

Shehecheyanu Blessing on New Tefillin