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Mishna Berura Summaries

The Laws of Morning Conduct

  • Siman 1 – Waking up in the morning
  • Siman 2 – Getting dressed
  • Siman 3 – The Bathroom
  • Siman 4 – Washing
  • Siman 5 – The Meaning of Berachos
  • Siman 6 – Asher Yotzar

The Laws of Tsitsis

  • Siman 8 – Wrapping
  • Siman 9 – The begged
  • Siman 10 – The corners
  • Siman 11 – The strings
  • Siman 12 – Disqualifying the tsitsis
  • Siman 13 – Tsitsis on Shabbos

The Laws of Tefillin

  • Siman 25 – Details
  • Siman 26 – One Tefilla
  • Siman 27 – How and where to place them
  • Siman 28 – Removing tefillin
  • Siman 29
  • Siman 30 – Time for tefillin

The Laws of Brichas Hashachar

  • Siman 46
  • Siman 47 – Birkas haTorah
  • Siman 48 – Korbonos
  • Siman 49 – Krias shema by heart
  • Siman 50 – Ayzehu Mekoman
  • Siman 51 – Pesukay D’zimra

The Laws of Krias Shema

  • Siman 58
  • Siman 59 – Yotzer Or
  • Siman 60 – Berachos of Shema / Kavana
  • Siman 61 – Being particular and having kavana
  • Siman 62 – If you weren’t particular
  • Siman 63 – Sit for the Shema and do not sleep

The Laws of Tefilla

  • Siman 89 – When it’s time for Shacharis
  • Siman 90 – The best place to daaven and Tefilla b’tzibbur
  • Siman 91 – Proper attire for Tefilla
  • Siman 92 – Washing and preparing for Tefilla
  • Siman 93 – Wait before Tefilla
  • Siman 94 – Direction for Tefilla

The Laws of N’sias Kapayim

  • Siman 128
  • Siman 129 – Which tefillos have N.K.
  • Siman 130 – Ribono shel Olam – The dream prayer
  • Siman 131 – Nefillas Apayim
  • Siman 132 – Uva L’tzion
  • Siman 133 – Borchu after Daavening

THE LAWS OF KRIAS SEFER TORAH

  • Siman 135 – The reading on Mondays and Thursdays
  • Siman 136 – Who gets the Alios on Shabbos?
  • Siman 137 – How many pesukim each?
  • Siman 138 – Do not leave less than 3 pesukim before a gap
  • Siman 139 – The order of Krias HaTorah and its berachos
  • Siman 140 – Interruptions in the kria

THE LAWS OF BAIS HAKNESSES

  • Siman 150 – Building the Shul
  • Siman 151 – Keeping the sanctity of the shul
  • Siman 152 – Sanctity of the shul
  • Siman 153 – Sanctity of the shul / Rights to a mitzva
  • Siman 154 – Tashmish kedusha
  • Siman 155 – Fixing times to learn Torah

THE LAWS OF NETILLAS YODAYIM

  • Siman 157 – Meals
  • Siman 158 – Washing for a meal
  • Siman 159 – How the water should come upon your hands
  • Siman 160 – Disqualified waters
  • Siman 161 – Chatzitza (substance that blocks the water)
  • Siman 162 – Lifting the hands and rubbing

THE LAWS OF BREAKING BREAD

  • Siman 166 – Interruption between washing hands and breaking bread
  • Siman 167 – How to cut the bread
  • Siman 168 – Which bread gets the blessing?

THE LAWS OF MEALTIME CONDUCT

  • Siman 169 – Serving food
  • Siman 170 – Disciplined Mealtime Conduct
  • Siman 171 – Not to disgrace food
  • Siman 172 – Food in the mouth without a beracha
  • Siman 173 – Washing in the middle of a meal
  • Siman 174 – Drinks during the meal

LAWS OF BIRKAS HAMAZON

  • Siman 180 – Leftover bread
  • Siman 182 – Cup of wine for Birkas Hamazon
  • Siman 183 – Cup of wine for Birkas Hamazon
  • Siman 184 – Bentch where you ate/Time limit for bentching
  • Siman 185 – Birkas Hamazon – some details
  • Siman 186 – Women and children

LAWS OF BIRKAS HAPAIROS

  • Siman 201 – Who is honoured with leading the bentching?
  • Siman 202 – Fruit of the tree
  • Siman 203 – Fruit of the tree
  • Siman 204 – Shehakol
  • Siman 205 – Vegetables
  • Siman 206 – Doubts, Interruptions and mistakes

LAWS OF BIRKAS HAB'SOMIM

  • Siman 216 – Aromas

LAWS OF BIRKAS HANISSIM

  • Siman 217 – Blessing over B’somim

LAWS OF THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS

  • Siman 218 – Blessing over Miracles
  • Siman 219 – Birkas Hagomel
  • Siman 220 – Remedies for worrisome dreams
  • Siman 221 – The rain blessing

LAWS OF BERACHOS

  • Siman 222 – Blessings for good and bad tidings
  • Siman 223 – Blessings for new borns
  • Siman 225 – Shehecheyonu
  • Siman 226 – The beracha for blossoming trees
  • Siman 227 – Comets, lightning, thunder etc.
  • Siman 228 – Oceans, rivers and mountains

LAWS OF MINCHA

  • Siman 231 – Do everything for the sake of Heaven
  • Siman 232 – When Mincha-time comes
  • Siman 233 – The proper time for Mincha

LAWS OF MAARIV

  • Siman 234 – More on Mincha
  • Siman 235 – The time for the nighttime Shema
  • Siman 236 – More on Maariv
  • Siman 237 – Even more on Maariv
  • Siman 238 – Torah study at night
  • Siman 239 – Krias Shema She’al Hamitta

Preparing For Shabbos

  • Siman 242 – Honor Shabbos
  • Siman 243 – Renting real estate to gentiles over Shabbos
  • Siman 244 – Jobs that a gentile may do for a Jew
  • Siman 246 – Renting and lending to gentiles
  • Siman 247 – Sending letters and packages
  • Siman 248 – Embarking on a boat on Shabbos

Candle Lighting

  • Siman 261 – Candle lighting time
  • Siman 262 – To sanctify the Shabbos with a set table and clean clothes
  • Siman 263 – Ner Shabbos

Lamps

  • Siman 264 – The Lamp wicks and oil
  • Siman 265 – More on Lamps
  • Siman 266 – Saving valuables on Shabbos

Kiddush and Daavening

  • Siman 267 – Daavening on Friday
  • Siman 268 – Maariv / Mistakes in Daavening
  • Siman 269 – Kiddush in Shul
  • Siman 270 – Bameh Madlikin
  • Siman 271 – Kiddush
  • Siman 272 – Kiddush Wine

Shabbos Meals

  • Siman 274 – Breaking Bread on Shabbos and Yom Tov
  • Siman 275 – Activities prohibited by candle light
  • Siman 276 – Lamp lit by a non-Jew on Shabbos

Krias Hatorah and Tefillos

  • Siman 282 – Krias Hatorah
  • Siman 284 – Haftara
  • Siman 285 – Sh’nayim Mikre V’echod Targum
  • Siman 286 – Mussaf
  • Siman 287 – The mourners and the sick
  • Siman 288 – Fasting and crying

Havdalla and Motzoei Shabbos

  • Siman 294 – Havdalla in Maariv
  • Siman 295 – After Maariv
  • Siman 296 – Havdalla
  • Siman 297 – B’somim
  • Siman 298 – The Havdalla ner
  • Siman 299 – No eating or melacha before Havdalla

Shabbos Conduct

  • Siman 301 – Walking and Carrying
  • Siman 302 – Cleaning and folding clothes
  • Siman 303 – Womens ornaments
  • Siman 305 – Animals
  • Siman 306 – Which endeavors are permissible to speak about
  • Siman 307 – Shabbos speech

Boneh and Ohel

  • Siman 313 – Boneh
  • Siman 314 – Boneh / Sosair
  • Siman 315 – Making Tents

Trapping and Knots

  • Siman 316 – Trapping
  • Siman 317 – Knots and Bows

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