May a woman go out on Shabbat wearing a spice bag (kovelet)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber prohibits going out with a spice bag. The Mishnah Berurah clarifies that a woman with bad body odor wears it as an ornament — she is exempt from Torah liability but rabbinically prohibited. A bag without any spice at all carries Torah liability.
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