Halakhah for Shabbat 312:2
ומדשמואל נמי אין מזל לישראל דשמואל ואבלט הוו יתבי והוו קאזלי הנך אינשי לאגמא א"ל אבלט לשמואל האי גברא אזיל ולא אתי טריק ליה חיויא ומיית א"ל שמואל אי בר ישראל הוא אזיל ואתי אדיתבי אזיל ואתי
I will turn it back and place it in the East.' And thus it is written, Who hath raised up Zedek from the east?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V. 'righteousness'. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> He hath summoned it for his sake.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. for the sake of Abraham: Isa. XLI. 2. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Kitzur Shulchan Arukh
It is prohibited to walk four amohs12This law applies to males only. According to Mishnah Berurah, in our times, you are not even permitted to sit in the house with an uncovered head. For the equivalents of amoh, see glossary. or to utter sacred words with an uncovered head. Also small children must be trained to cover their heads in order to encourage them to have reverence for God, as it is said of Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak: The mother of Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak was told by Coldai, ("Coldai" referring to astrologers), "Your son will be a thief." [Upon hearing this] she did not permit him to uncover his head. She said to him, "Cover your head in order that there be upon you the reverence of Heaven. (Maseches Shabbos, 156 b.)
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