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Bathing and Immersion Before Prayer

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May one recite Shema or pray in a new bathhouse that has never been used for bathing?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one recite Shema or pray in an old bathhouse's outer room where all people present are dressed?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one recite Shema or the Amidah prayer in the middle room of an old bathhouse where some are dressed and some are naked?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Is it permitted to greet someone with the word 'Shalom' (a divine name) in the middle room of a bathhouse?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one greet or speak sacred words in the inner room of a bathhouse where all are naked?

4 opinions across 2 eras

May one call a person named 'Shalom' by his name in the inner room of a bathhouse?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Is it permitted to think (hirhurim) about Torah in a bathhouse?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Is it forbidden to respond 'Amen' in a bathhouse?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one say 'there is no responding in the bathhouse' (i.e., state the halakhic rule) in the inner room of a bathhouse when someone asks a halachic question or greets with Shalom?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one warn another person about to commit a sin in the inner room of a bathhouse?

1 opinions

What is the status of a mikveh (ritual immersion house) relative to a bathhouse for purposes of recitation and blessings?

4 opinions across 2 eras

May one say the word 'Rachum' (Merciful) in a bathhouse?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one drink in a bathhouse, and if so, how should the blessing be recited?

2 opinions

Does an old bathhouse retain its prohibited status even when currently empty or closed for the season?

3 opinions across 2 eras

In the middle room of a bathhouse, is the prohibition based on current presence of naked persons or on the room's designation?

2 opinions