If one passes gas (flatulence), may he continue reciting Shema, Torah study, or prayer until the smell ends?
Synopsis
Flatulence (rei'ach she-ein lo ikar) is treated more leniently than excrement. One's own flatulence prohibits Torah study until the smell ends; the Shulchan Aruch prohibits even Torah study until the smell ends.
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