Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here Entering with Tzitzis and other holy garments into a bathroom:[1] It is permitted to enter with Tzitzis into a bathroom being that this does not appear so much as belittlement of the Mitzvah.[2] Nevertheless, this only applies to the Tallis […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here May one enter Sefarim into a bathroom? [1] It is forbidden to enter revealed Sefarim or Tefillin into a bathroom due to it being a belittlement to the Sefarim. If the Sefarim are covered then at times it is allowed to enter the Sefer into […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here Performing holy matters in a bathroom: [1] These laws are spread throughout chapters 76-87 in the Shulchan Aruch and belong to the section of laws dealing with Kerias Shema and prayer. Only those laws which pertain to a bathroom are brought in this Halacha. A […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here Washing one’s hands after using the bathroom [1] The laws of washing hands after bathroom use in order to remove the impure spirit were already discussed in length in chapter 5 [Shulchan Aruch 4/18]. The Halacha here discusses a separate issue of whether it is […]

* This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer Shop Now *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sign up for Daily Distribution Sponsor an Episode Donate Buy here or on Amazon.com Not to delay one’s bathroom needs:[1] The prohibition:[2] One who withholds […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here Urinating regulations applicable to men: [1] Above the crown/Glans:[2] One [must be very careful[3]] not to hold on to his Eiver[4] [from the beginning of the limb up to the crown[5]] while urinating [and certainly not during other times]. Doing so is considered as […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here How well must one clean oneself? A. Bowel Movement: [1] Prohibition of learning and praying: It is forbidden to learn or pray if there is any amount of excrement which remains by the area of one’s opening.[2] This applies even if the area is […]

 To purchase this Sefer, click here What should one use to clean himself if he lacks toilet paper? Not to use rough materials: [1] One may not clean himself with earthenware [or rocks, or any material] which is not smooth [and have a rough surface[2]] as doing so is dangerous […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here Proper conduct upon having a bowel movement: [1] A. Not to do it forcibly or quickly:[2] One is not to sit and defecate speedily or forcibly as doing so forcibly opens the hole and can tear parts of one’s large intestine.[3] For this reason […]

To purchase this Sefer, click here May one go to the bathroom facing a Shul or Beis Midrash? [1] It is forbidden to urinate or defecate facing a Shul or Beis Midrash if one is doing so in the open. When one is in a bathroom one may face any […]