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==Sitting on or next to holy books==
==Sitting on or next to holy books==
# It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a Sefer kodesh on it. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a [[Sefer Torah]] on it. The Rama there comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by all the achronim. </ref>
# It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a Sefer kodesh on it. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a [[Sefer Torah]] on it. The Rama there comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by many achronim. [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDisplayRead.asp?ReadID=3307 Halacha Yomit] with the psak of Chacham Ovadia Yosef writes that one may be lenient for printed books. </ref>


==Links==
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