Halakhah for Sanhedrin 163:9
א"ר חסדא הבא לימלך אין מורין לו איתמר נמי אמר רבה בר בר חנה א"ר יוחנן הבא לימלך אין מורין לו
decreed that one who cohabits with a heathen woman is liable. to punishment on account of Nashga.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is a mnemonic: N = niddah, a menstruous woman; SH = Shifhah, a non-Jewish maidservant; G = goyyah, a heathen woman; and A = esheth, ish, a married woman. He is regarded as having transgressed in respect of all four, and as such will be punished by heaven. ');"><sup>16</sup></span> When Rabin came,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 544, n. 7. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim
It's permitted to enter the synagogue with one's staff or satchel or backpack (meaning, purses - the Targum has backpack to be briefcase). Some forbid entering with a long knife or with it's blade uncovered.
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