Burying Religious Articles

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What must be Buried?

  1. Tests with torah written on them should be buried in shaimos. [1]
  2. A paper that says God in English may be thrown away and does not need to be buried. [2]
  3. The schach, etrog, lulav, hadasim and aravot do not need to be buried, they can be thrown into the trash. [3]
  4. A yarmulke does not need to be buried. [4]

Things to be careful for

  1. Organizations should not send out advertisements with the name of Hashem written on them because people may unknowingly throw it out. [5]
  2. Many poskim write that one should not write a pasuk on an invitation as most people simply throw these away. [6]
  3. Pesukim should not be placed in newspapers since the people will throw them away. [7]

References

  1. Ginzei Hakodesh 10:3:19 quoting Rav Elyashiv
  2. Mishna Berura 85:10
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  5. Iggerot Moshe YD 2:134-135. Ginzei Hakodesh 7:17:footnote 35 quotes Rav Elyashiv that it would be permitted if you do not write the complete name of Hashem.
  6. Iggerot Moshe 2:135, Ginzei Hakodesh 9:5, Halichos Shlomo Tefilla 20:footnote 72. Rav Moshe Heinemann writes that the pasuk of od yeshama is only a melitzva and not written as a pasuk and is therefore permitted.
  7. Rav Elyashiv in Kovetz Teshuvot 1:115. This is based on the Shach 283:4 who writes that the reason S"A 283:4 says one shouldn't write pesukim on a tallit is because someone may come to throw it away.