What defines a 'permanent bathroom' (beit hakisei kavu'a) for the purposes of tefillin laws?
Synopsis
A permanent bathroom is one that has excrement and is in an open area without a pit. There is discussion about whether the presence of excrement is definitional or merely illustrative.
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