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# If one’s hands didn’t get dirty at all then there’s no obligation to wash hands in order to say [[Asher Yatzer]] but rather one should still wash for cleanliness. <ref> S"A 7:2 </ref> If one doesn't have water one may still make the bracha of [[Asher Yatzer]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 7:5 </ref> | # If one’s hands didn’t get dirty at all then there’s no obligation to wash hands in order to say [[Asher Yatzer]] but rather one should still wash for cleanliness. <ref> S"A 7:2 </ref> If one doesn't have water one may still make the bracha of [[Asher Yatzer]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 7:5 </ref> | ||
# If one placed a hand into the bathroom even if he didn't relieve himself, he should preferably wash both hands, but he is definitely obligated to wash the hand that he did put in the bathroom. <ref> Or Litzion 2:1:13 </ref> | # If one placed a hand into the bathroom even if he didn't relieve himself, he should preferably wash both hands, but he is definitely obligated to wash the hand that he did put in the bathroom. <ref> Or Litzion 2:1:13 </ref> | ||
==Appropriate behavior in a bathroom== | ==Appropriate behavior in a bathroom== | ||
# Men shouldn't talk while in the bathroom unless one hasn't begun to relieve oneself and there's a great need, however after one has begun one may not speak at all. However, it's permissible for women to speak to one another in the bathroom. <Ref> Rama 3:1, Mishna Brurah 3:4. See BeYitzchak Yikra (3:4, by Rav Nevinsal) who writes that it's always preferable not to speak in the bathroom even if there's a great need, however for women it's permissible and it's not even preferable to be stringent. </ref> | # Men shouldn't talk while in the bathroom unless one hasn't begun to relieve oneself and there's a great need, however after one has begun one may not speak at all. However, it's permissible for women to speak to one another in the bathroom. <Ref> Rama 3:1, Mishna Brurah 3:4. See BeYitzchak Yikra (3:4, by Rav Nevinsal) who writes that it's always preferable not to speak in the bathroom even if there's a great need, however for women it's permissible and it's not even preferable to be stringent. </ref> | ||
# If one entered the bathroom for a purpose other than relieving oneself it's permissible to talk in the bathroom. <ref> Piskei Teshuvot 3:3 </ref> | # If one entered the bathroom for a purpose other than relieving oneself it's permissible to talk in the bathroom. <ref> Piskei Teshuvot 3:3 </ref> | ||
# In the days of Chazal, a man shouldn't reveal more than a [[Tefach]] behind oneself and two [[Tefach]]s in front and a women shouldn't reveal more than a [[Tefach]] behind oneself and nothing in front. <ref> S"A 3:4 </ref> However, in our days when our bathrooms are private, one should be modest and cover oneself appropriately as much as possible without being concerning about | # In the days of Chazal, a man shouldn't reveal more than a [[Tefach]] behind oneself and two [[Tefach]]s in front and a women shouldn't reveal more than a [[Tefach]] behind oneself and nothing in front. <ref> S"A 3:4 </ref> However, in our days when our bathrooms are private, one should be modest and cover oneself appropriately as much as possible without being concerning about dirtying one's clothes, the toilet, or the bathroom. <ref> Piskei Teshuvot 3:2 </ref> | ||
# One may not think divrei torah in the bathroom, rather when one is there one should think about one's mundane obligations and calculations so as not to come to think about torah. On Shabbat, when one shouldn't think about one's business one should think about wonderous things one saw or heard. <ref>Kitzur S"A 4:4</ref> | |||
==Bringing food into a bathroom== | ==Bringing food into a bathroom== | ||
