If one recited Shema in a place that warranted suspicion of excrement and afterwards found excrement there, must one repeat the Shema?
Synopsis
If a location was one that warranted suspicion but one failed to check and later found excrement, the Shema must be repeated. If the location did not warrant suspicion, no repetition is needed.
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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
May one place a shoe over excrement in a hole to cover it and then recite Shema?
4 opinions
May one recite Shema when excrement passes in front of him (moving excrement)?
4 opinions
May one recite Shema when excrement is on his own skin but covered by his garment?
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Is semen on one's skin treated the same as excrement for the purposes of reciting Shema?
3 opinions
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4 opinions
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May one recite Shema in a house where there is doubt whether excrement is present?
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