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===In Front of Feces or Urine=== | ===In Front of Feces or Urine=== | ||
# It is forbidden to even think words of [[Kedusha]] in an area where there is uncovered urine, human feces, or something that stinks. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 85:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:2</ref> | # It is forbidden to recite or even think words of [[Kedusha]] in an area where there is uncovered urine, human feces, or something that stinks. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 85:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:2</ref> One may not learn in front of human feces as far as one can see it and if it is on the side or behind oneself it is permitted to recite words of Kedusha if one is 4 amot from where it doesn't smell.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 79:1</ref> | ||
# If urine was absorbed into the ground or clothing, if there still is a moisture to the urine, one may not learn next to it unless it was diluted with a [[Reviyit]] of water.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:2</ref> | # If urine was absorbed into the ground or clothing, if there still is a moisture to the urine, one may not learn next to it unless it was diluted with a [[Reviyit]] of water.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:2</ref> | ||
# If there is feces on one's body, one may not involve oneself in Divrei [[Kedusha]] even if it is covered.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:3</ref> | # If there is feces on one's body, one may not involve oneself in Divrei [[Kedusha]] even if it is covered.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:3</ref> | ||
# If a baby soiled a diaper but they are still wearing it if you don't smell it the feces are considered covered and it is permitted to learn or make brachot nearby.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/891935/rabbi-hershel-schachter/berachos-56-25ab-modern-bathrooms-tzoah-libo-roeh-es-haervah-glass-akum-issur-chal-al-issur/ Rav Hershel Schachter (Brachot Shiur 56 around min 85)]</ref> | # If a baby soiled a diaper but they are still wearing it if you don't smell it the feces are considered covered and it is permitted to learn or make brachot nearby.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/891935/rabbi-hershel-schachter/berachos-56-25ab-modern-bathrooms-tzoah-libo-roeh-es-haervah-glass-akum-issur-chal-al-issur/ Rav Hershel Schachter (Brachot Shiur 56 around min 85)]</ref> | ||
====Animal Feces==== | |||
# Unlike human feces where it is forbidden to learn Torah as long as one can see the feces unless it is behind oneself when one can learn Torah if one is 4 amot from where it smells, for animal feces it is permitted to learn Torah as long as one is 4 amot from where it smells even if one can see it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 79:4</ref> | |||
# It is permitted to recite brachot in front of dog or pig feces as long as where one is standing 4 amot from where the smell stops.<ref>Brachot 25a establishes that dog and pig feces are only an issue if they are mixed with hides when it smell profusely. Tur 79:4 adds that one should still distance oneself to a place where it doesn't smell. Bet Yosef 79:4 explains that the Tur compared it to a rotting carcass where one needs to distance oneself 4 amot from where the smell stops. Shulchan Aruch 79:4 codifies this halacha.</ref> # Feces of cats are like human feces in that it is forbidden to recite a bracha in front of oneself as far as one can see and behind oneself 4 amot.<ref>Rosh Brachot 3:46 writes that one needs to distance oneself from cat feces since it is smelly like human feces.</ref> | |||
===In Front of an Unclad Person=== | ===In Front of an Unclad Person=== | ||
# If an area of one [[Tefach]] on a part of a woman's body that is usually covered is exposed, including a married woman's hair, it is considered nakedness regarding which it is forbidden to involve oneself in Divrei Kedusha.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 75:1</ref> Areas that may be exposed (unless there is a local custom to be more strict) are the face, hands, and legs up to the knee.<ref>Mishna Brurah 75:2</ref> | # If an area of one [[Tefach]] on a part of a woman's body that is usually covered is exposed, including a married woman's hair, it is considered nakedness regarding which it is forbidden to involve oneself in Divrei Kedusha.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 75:1</ref> Areas that may be exposed (unless there is a local custom to be more strict) are the face, hands, and legs up to the knee.<ref>Mishna Brurah 75:2</ref> | ||
