Is it forbidden to enter a bathroom (beit hakisei) while wearing tefillin?
Synopsis
The Magen Avraham holds that entering a bathroom with tefillin is forbidden l'chatchila no less than a bathhouse. The Rosh and Rav Hai Gaon are cited as taking a more lenient view, though the Magen Avraham disagrees.
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