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Praying Near Waste

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May one recite Shema in front of excrement that is enclosed in a glass lantern (where it is visible through the walls)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement Near Prayer

May one place a shoe over excrement in a hole to cover it and then recite Shema?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement Near Prayer

May one recite Shema when excrement passes in front of him (moving excrement)?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement Near Prayer

May one recite Shema when excrement is on his own skin but covered by his garment?

6 opinions across 3 eras

Excrement on Body

Is semen on one's skin treated the same as excrement for the purposes of reciting Shema?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement on Body

Is it forbidden to recite Shema when excrement is on one's anus even if covered?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement on Body

May one nullify a small amount of excrement by spitting on it in order to recite Shema?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Nullification of Excrement

May one recite Shema in a house where there is doubt whether excrement is present?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Doubtful Excrement

May one recite Shema in a location with doubtful urine, even in a garbage dump?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Urine Near Prayer

If one recited Shema in a place that warranted suspicion of excrement and afterwards found excrement there, must one repeat the Shema?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Retroactive Invalidation

Are Torah study, prayer, and blessings subject to the same excrement-distance requirements as Shema?

1 opinions

Scope of Excrement Prohibition

Is human excrement that is unknown (could be human or animal) treated differently in a house versus a garbage dump?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Doubtful Excrement

When excrement is on one's clothing (not skin) and covered by another garment, may one recite Shema?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement on Clothing