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# One should make sure to cover one’s body at least up to the breast bone and on one’s arms at least up to the elbow and some are lenient regarding short sleeve shirts. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 2:1 writes that one should cover one’s body up to the breast bone and up to one’s elbows. However, Rav Nevinsal in BeYitzchak Yikra 2:1 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman who was lenient regarding short sleeve shirts (see there). </ref> | # One should make sure to cover one’s body at least up to the breast bone and on one’s arms at least up to the elbow and some are lenient regarding short sleeve shirts. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 2:1 writes that one should cover one’s body up to the breast bone and up to one’s elbows. However, Rav Nevinsal in BeYitzchak Yikra 2:1 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman who was lenient regarding short sleeve shirts (see there). </ref> | ||
==Bathing== | ==Bathing== | ||
# In a bathhouse where it’s common to walk around naked and it’s impossible to bath otherwise, it’s permissible. The same is true of when one bathes in a river. When one goes in to bath one shouldn’t cover one’s private part because otherwise it looks like one is covering up one’s Brit Milah, however, upon coming out of the water one should cover one’s private part. <ref>Mishna Brurah 2:1, Aruch HaShulchan 2:1 </ref> | # In a bathhouse where it’s common to walk around naked and it’s impossible to bath otherwise, it’s permissible. <ref> Halacha Berura 2:1 </ref> The same is true of when one bathes in a river. When one goes in to bath one shouldn’t cover one’s private part because otherwise it looks like one is covering up one’s Brit Milah, however, upon coming out of the water one should cover one’s private part. <ref>Mishna Brurah 2:1, Aruch HaShulchan 2:1 </ref> | ||
# When bathing or dipping in the Mikvah, one should be careful to unclothe and get dressed as close to the water as possible. <Ref>Otzar Halachot 2:3 </ref> | # When bathing or dipping in the Mikvah, one should be careful to unclothe and get dressed as close to the water as possible. <Ref>Otzar Halachot 2:3 </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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