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#According to the Torah, it is prohibited to bow down and prostrate oneself on a stone floor<ref>Vayikra 26:1, Sefer HaMitzvot Mitzvah 349, Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot- Mitzvot Lo Taaseh 12 </ref>, with exception to the Beit HaMikdash where one was allowed prostrate himself on its floors<ref>Sifra 6:9 </ref>. Bowing down onto a stone floor outside of the Beit HaMikdash, even if not on a stone floor or in a fully prostrated position is prohbited M’Derabanan (Rabbinically) lest a person think that it is permitted to fully prostrate on the stone floor.<ref>Rosh on Berachot Perek 3:4, Kaf HaChaim Orach Chaim, 131:111 | #According to the Torah, it is prohibited to bow down and prostrate oneself on a stone floor<ref>Vayikra 26:1, Sefer HaMitzvot Mitzvah 349, Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot- Mitzvot Lo Taaseh 12 </ref> (otherwise known as '''Even Maskit'''), with exception to the Beit HaMikdash where one was allowed prostrate himself on its floors<ref>Sifra 6:9 </ref>. Bowing down onto a stone floor outside of the Beit HaMikdash, even if not on a stone floor or in a fully prostrated position is prohbited M’Derabanan (Rabbinically) lest a person think that it is permitted to fully prostrate on the stone floor.<ref>Rosh on Berachot Perek 3:4, Kaf HaChaim Orach Chaim, 131:111 | ||
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#This issue does not apply to floors made of brick.<ref>Mishna Berurah, Orach Chaim 131:8 Siman Katan 42 </ref> Some are of the opinion that a marble floor would be halachically be considered like stone.<ref>Shu”t Shevet HaLevi 1:23</ref> Others posit that concrete also has this status as it is | #This issue does not apply to floors made of brick.<ref>Mishna Berurah, Orach Chaim 131:8 Siman Katan 42 </ref> Some are of the opinion that a marble floor would be halachically be considered like stone.<ref>Shu”t Shevet HaLevi 1:23</ref> Others posit that concrete also has this status as it is comprised of many small stones.<ref>Rav Elyashiv as cited in Piskei Teshuvot 131:27</ref> | ||
=Practical Applications- The Yamim Noraim= | =Practical Applications- The Yamim Noraim= | ||
