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# A man is permitted to dry his face and hands with his wife's towel when she is a niddah. He also may use her toothbrush. There is no need to set aside a toothbrush or towel for her exclusive use when she is a niddah. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 98, Taharat Yosef 3:6</ref> | # A man is permitted to dry his face and hands with his wife's towel when she is a niddah. He also may use her toothbrush. There is no need to set aside a toothbrush or towel for her exclusive use when she is a niddah. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 98, Taharat Yosef 3:6. | ||
However, Rav Chaim Palagi (Kaf Hachaim 4:8) writes that it is forbidden for a niddah and her husband to use the same hand towel.</ref> | |||
# The couple may stand an umbrella together, as long as the umbrella is big enough to allow them both to be under it without touching. <ref> Taharat Yosef 3:11 </ref> | # The couple may stand an umbrella together, as long as the umbrella is big enough to allow them both to be under it without touching. <ref> Taharat Yosef 3:11 </ref> | ||
# A couple may read from the same book as long as they are careful not to touch each other.<ref> Taharat Yosef 3:14</ref> | # A couple may read from the same book as long as they are careful not to touch each other.<ref> Taharat Yosef 3:14</ref> | ||
==Sitting Together== | ==Sitting Together== |