Is it permitted to recite Sh'ma facing a designated (new) bathroom that has never been used?

Is it forbidden to recite Sh'ma facing an old bathroom (beit hakisei) even after excrement has been removed?

6 opinions

What is the precise area of prohibition when facing an old bathroom — how far must one distance in front and behind?

2 opinions

When someone designates multiple rooms as bathrooms using the phrases 'and also this' vs. 'and this,' what is the halakhic status of the secondary room?

3 opinions

May one recite Sh'ma adjacent to a pit-toilet designed so waste rolls immediately into the pit, when no one urinates outside the pit?

6 opinions

May one recite Sh'ma facing a perforated bench (portable toilet-style seat) used for defecation, when no excrement is on the hole and no receptacle is beneath it?

6 opinions

If one recites Sh'ma in a place where recitation is forbidden, must one go back and recite again?

3 opinions

Can an old bathroom lose its forbidden status by being demolished, cleaned, and the site repurposed so no trace remains?

2 opinions

What height must bathroom partitions reach to create a leniency for Sh'ma recitation?

4 opinions