Does the prohibition of 'libo roeh ervat chaveiro' (one's heart seeing another's nakedness) apply when two people sleep together under one garment?
Synopsis
Whether the Rema's ruling that the heart seeing another's nakedness is forbidden refers specifically to two people sharing a garment, and how the Aruch HaShulchan and others interpret this ruling.
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