Is it forbidden to even mentally contemplate (hirhurim) matters of Torah in filthy places, the bathhouse, or the bathroom?
Synopsis
Not only verbal Torah study but even silent mental contemplation of Torah is prohibited in bathrooms, bathhouses, and filthy places.
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