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Prayer · Orach Chaim 79

Prayer Near Urine and Feces

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How far must one distance himself from human excrement that is behind him or to his side in order to recite Shema or pray?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Distance from Excrement Behind

How far must one distance himself from human excrement in front of him in order to recite Shema or pray?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Distance from Excrement in F…

What is the status of excrement that is to one's side (not directly in front or behind)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Excrement to the Side

May a prayer leader (shatz) continue praying when there is excrement anywhere in the synagogue or room?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Prayer Leader and Excrement …

Does the presence of a change in domain (e.g., excrement in a separate room or on a platform 10 tefachim high) permit prayer when there is no smell?

6 opinions across 3 eras

Change of Domain

Does a domain change (separate room, elevated surface) permit prayer when there IS a bad smell from the excrement?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Bad Smell and Domain Change

What is the status of a small courtyard (chatzer ketana) that opens into a larger courtyard — may one pray in the larger when excrement is in the smaller?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Courtyards and Domain Rules

What is the law regarding excrement of dogs or pigs — must one distance from them as from human excrement?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Dog and Pig Excrement

What is the law regarding moist donkey excrement (after the donkey returned from a journey), cat or weasel excrement, or a putrid carcass — must one distance from them?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Donkey and Specific Animal E…

What is the law regarding reciting Shema facing the urine of a donkey after a journey or facing red rooster excrement?

2 opinions

Donkey Urine and Red Rooster…

What is the law regarding excrement of chickens that walk freely in the house — is it treated like human excrement?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Chicken Excrement

Is it forbidden to recite Shema or pray near a garbage heap (ashpah) that has a bad smell?

2 opinions across 2 eras

If one passes gas (flatulence), may he continue reciting Shema, Torah study, or prayer until the smell ends?

2 opinions across 2 eras

One's Own Flatulence