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Mishna Berura Summaries

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The Laws of Morning Conduct

7
  • 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
  • Siman 7 – Asher Yotzar
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The Laws of Tsitsis

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  • 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
  • Siman 14 – Intent when making tsitsis/The borrowed tallis
  • Siman 15 – Removing tsitsis from the begged
  • Siman 16 – Tallis size
  • Siman 17 – Who is obligated
  • Siman 18 – The time for tsitsis
  • Siman 20 – Buying and selling a tallis
  • Siman 21 – What should be done with snapped off tsitsis?
  • Siman 22 – Shehecheyanu for tsitsis
  • Siman 23 – Tsitsis in a cemetery
  • Siman 24 – The Reward
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The Laws of Tefillin

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  • 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
  • Siman 31 – Tefillin on holy days
  • Siman 33 – The straps
  • Siman 34
  • Siman 37 – The time for tefillin
  • Siman 38 – Who’s obligated in tefillin?
  • Siman 39 – From whom can you buy tefillin?
  • Siman 40 – The holiness of tefillin
  • Siman 42 – Tashmish tefillin
  • Siman 43 – Tefillin in the bathroom
  • Siman 44 – Sleeping with tefillin
  • Siman 45
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The Laws of Brichas Hashachar

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  • Siman 46
  • Siman 47 – Birkas haTorah
  • Siman 48 – Korbonos
  • Siman 49 – Krias shema by heart
  • Siman 50 – Ayzehu Mekoman
  • Siman 51 – Pesukay D’zimra
  • Siman 52 – Coming late for shul
  • Siman 53 – The Chazzan
  • Siman 54 – Yishtabach
  • Siman 55 – Kaddish
  • Siman 56 – Answering Kaddish
  • Siman 57 – Borchu
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The Laws of Krias Shema

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  • 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
  • Siman 64 – Mistakes during the Shema
  • Siman 65 – Interruptions / Coming in and finding the congregation reading the Shema
  • Siman 66 – Permitted interruptions
  • Siman 67
  • Siman 68 – Piyutim
  • Siman 70 – Who is exempt from Krias Shema
  • Siman 71 – The dead
  • Siman 72 – Funerals
  • Siman 73 – Under a blanket
  • Siman 74 – Issur Ervah
  • Siman 75 – Women’s hair and voice – Ervah
  • Siman 76 – Human excrement
  • Siman 77 – Urine
  • Siman 78 – Urine
  • Siman 79 – Distancing from excrement
  • Siman 80 – Excretion illnesses
  • Siman 81 – Child’s excrement
  • Siman 83 – Bathroom
  • Siman 84 – Bathhouse
  • Siman 85 – Dirty places
  • Siman 86
  • Siman 87 – Bed Pans
  • Siman 88 – Baal Keri
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The Laws of Tefilla

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  • 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
  • Siman 95 – Body position for Tefilla
  • Siman 96 – Holding things
  • Siman 97 – Other needs during Tefilla
  • Siman 98 – Kavana
  • Siman 99 – Drinking wine before Tefilla
  • Siman 100 – Seasonal tefillos
  • Siman 101 – Kavana / Tefilla in other languages
  • Siman 102 – Not to disturb a daavener
  • Siman 103 – Passing wind during Tefilla
  • Siman 104 – Do not interrupt the Tefilla
  • Siman 105 – Pausing between two Tefillos
  • Siman 106 – Who is exempt from Tefilla
  • Siman 107 – Tefillas nedova
  • Siman 108 – Tashlumin
  • Siman 109 – Coming late for Shemoneh Esray
  • Siman 110 – Tefilla while at work / Tefillas Haderech
  • Siman 111 – Somaych geula l’tefilla
  • Siman 112
  • Siman 113 – Bowing
  • Siman 114 – Mashiv haruach umorid hagoshem (MHUH)
  • Siman 115 – Atta Chonayn…
  • Siman 116 – Refo’anu
  • Siman 117 – Birkas Hashanim
  • Siman 118 – Birkas Hasheeva
  • Siman 119 – Personal Tefillos
  • Siman 121 – Modim
  • Siman 122 – After Shemoneh Esray
  • Siman 123 – Bowing at the end of Shemoneh Esray
  • Siman 124 – Chazoras Hashatz and Answering Omayn
  • Siman 125 – Kedusha
  • Siman 126 – A Chazzan who makes a mistake
  • Siman 127 – Modim D’rabbonon
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The Laws of N’sias Kapayim

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  • 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
  • Siman 134 – V’hu Rachum and Hagboh
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THE LAWS OF KRIAS SEFER TORAH

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  • 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
  • Siman 141 – Laws of the Baal Koray
  • Siman 142 – No expert baal koray
  • Siman 143 – Mistakes in the sefer Torah
  • Siman 144 – Skipping
  • Siman 146 – Not to talk during krias haTorah
  • Siman 147 – G’lila
  • Siman 149 – Putting away the sefer Torah
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THE LAWS OF BAIS HAKNESSES

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  • 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
  • Siman 156 – Going to work / Miscellaneous
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THE LAWS OF NETILLAS YODAYIM

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  • 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
  • Siman 163 – If you don’t have water for netillas yodayim
  • Siman 164 – Making a condition / Touching filth during the meal
  • Siman 165 – One who wants to eat after going to the bathroom
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THE LAWS OF BREAKING BREAD

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

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  • 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
  • Siman 175 – Hatov U’maytiv on wine
  • Siman 176 – Eating before the meal
  • Siman 177 – Food during the seuda
  • Siman 178 – Changing Location while eating/sleeping
  • Siman 179 – The end of the meal
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LAWS OF BIRKAS HAMAZON

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  • 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
  • Siman 187 – Details of the nusach
  • Siman 188 – The third beracha
  • Siman 189 – The end of bentching
  • Siman 190 – Drinking the kos shel beracha
  • Siman 191 – Activities during bentching
  • Siman 192 – Zimun
  • Siman 193 – Combining for a zimun
  • Siman 194 – Someone left the zimun group
  • Siman 195 – Combining groups
  • Siman 196 – Ate something forbidden
  • Siman 197 – Joining others to make the zimun
  • Siman 198 – Join up with three people
  • Siman 199 – Who cannot be part of the zimun
  • Siman 200 – Interrupting the meal for zimun
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LAWS OF BIRKAS HAPAIROS

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  • 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
  • Siman 207 – Boray Nefashos
  • Siman 208 – Beracha May’ayn Shalosh
  • Siman 212 – Ikkar v’toffel
  • Siman 213 – Being motzi others
  • Siman 215 – Omayn after berachos
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LAWS OF BIRKAS HAB'SOMIM

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  • Siman 216 – Aromas
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LAWS OF BIRKAS HANISSIM

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  • Siman 217 – Blessing over B’somim
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LAWS OF THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS

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

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  • 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
  • Siman 229 – Rainbows and the sun
  • Siman 230 – Assorted tefillos
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LAWS OF MINCHA

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

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  • 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
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Preparing For Shabbos

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  • 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
  • Siman 249 – As Shabbos approaches
  • Siman 250 – Preparing Shabbos meals
  • Siman 251 – Stopping to work on Friday
  • Siman 252 – Melachos that extend into Shabbos
  • Siman 253 – Leaving / returning food to cook on the stove
  • Siman 254 – Grilling and baking before Shabbos
  • Siman 255 – Preparing a fire on Friday
  • Siman 256 – Warnings
  • Siman 257 – HATMANNA (insulating food)
  • Siman 258 – More on hatmanna
  • Siman 259 – Moving hatmanna material
  • Siman 260 – As Shabbos enters
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Candle Lighting

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

3
  • Siman 264 – The Lamp wicks and oil
  • Siman 265 – More on Lamps
  • Siman 266 – Saving valuables on Shabbos
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Kiddush and Daavening

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  • 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
  • Siman 273 – Kiddush bimkom seuda
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Shabbos Meals

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  • 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
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Krias Hatorah and Tefillos

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  • 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
  • Siman 289 – The Shabbos Seuda
  • Siman 290 – One Hundred Berachos
  • Siman 291 – Shalosh Seudos
  • Siman 292 – Mincha
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Havdalla and Motzoei Shabbos

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  • 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
  • Siman 300 – Melaveh Malka
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Shabbos Conduct

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  • 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
  • Siman 308 – Muktza
  • Siman 309 – Moving muktza indirectly
  • Siman 310 – More on muktza
  • Siman 311 – Tiltul min hatzad
  • Siman 312 – Kavod Habrios
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Boneh and Ohel

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  • Siman 313 – Boneh
  • Siman 314 – Boneh / Sosair
  • Siman 315 – Making Tents
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Trapping and Knots

2
  • Siman 316 – Trapping
  • Siman 317 – Knots and Bows
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Cooking and Food Prep

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  • Siman 318 – Cooking
  • Siman 319 – Borer
  • Siman 320 – Squeezing
  • Siman 321 – Preparing Food
  • Siman 322 – Fallen fruit / Mechataych
  • Siman 323 – Dealing with goods
  • Siman 324 – Feeding Animals
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Medical and Pikuach Nefesh

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  • Siman 325 – Melachos performed by a non-Jew
  • Siman 326 – Bathing or Shabbos
  • Siman 327 – Anointing
  • Siman 328 – Dealing with the sick
  • Siman 329 – Who are you allowed to rescue
  • Siman 330 – Childbirth on Shabbos
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Additional Shabbos Laws

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  • Siman 331 – Mila on Shabbos
  • Siman 332 – Care of animals
  • Siman 333 – Transporting
  • Siman 334 – House on Fire
  • Siman 336 – Climbing trees / Walking on grass
  • Siman 337 – Sweeping the floor
  • Siman 338 – Making sounds on Shabbos
  • Siman 339 – Assorted Shvusim
  • Siman 340 – Gozez, Kosave, Mochake, Tofare, Koraya….
  • Siman 341 – Hetter Nedarim
  • Siman 342 – Hetter Bayn Hashmoshos
  • Siman 343 – Training children
  • Siman 344 – Keeping Shabbos
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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
  • Siman 31 – Tefillin on holy days
  • Siman 33 – The straps
  • Siman 34
  • Siman 37 – The time for tefillin
  • Siman 38 – Who’s obligated in tefillin?
  • Siman 39 – From whom can you buy tefillin?
  • Siman 40 – The holiness of tefillin
  • Siman 42 – Tashmish tefillin
  • Siman 43 – Tefillin in the bathroom
  • Siman 44 – Sleeping with tefillin
  • Siman 45

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