May one drink in a bathhouse, and if so, how should the blessing be recited?
Synopsis
Since blessings are forbidden in the bathhouse, drinking there raises the question of how to fulfill the blessing obligation. The practical ruling is to recite the blessing in the outer room before entering.
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