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Prayer · Orach Chaim 87

Davening While Traveling

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Must one distance from an earthenware or wooden chamberpot (garf) or urine receptacle (avit) even when they are empty and washed?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Distancing from Impurity

If a vessel designated for excrement/urine is also used for other purposes (e.g., dumping wastewater), does it still require distancing when it contains no excrement and has no bad odor?

2 opinions across 2 eras

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What is the required distance from a garf (chamberpot) or avit (urine receptacle) of earthenware or wood — how far in front and how far behind?

2 opinions

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If one recited Shema or prayed within four amot of a garf or avit, must one repeat it?

1 opinions

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Are metal and glass vessels (garf/avit) prohibited like earthenware, or may one recite Shema in their presence when washed?

4 opinions across 2 eras

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What qualifies as 'glazed' (metzupeh) earthenware that is treated leniently — does it require glazing inside and outside, and does 'glizirt' (modern glaze) qualify?

3 opinions across 2 eras

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What does 'washed well' mean for metal or glass vessels — must they be washed inside and outside, and what is the rule if bad odor remains?

1 opinions

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If an earthenware or wooden garf/avit is inverted (upside down), may one recite Shema near it?

5 opinions across 3 eras

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If an inverted garf/avit (covered or inverted) still emits bad odor, must one distance four amot?

2 opinions

Distancing from Impurity

Is one permitted to recite Shema in a house that contains excrement, urine, or a garf/avit as long as one has distanced the required amount?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Distancing from Impurity

If a vessel is placed over (covering) the excrement, garf, or avit, may one recite Shema near it even though they are still in the same house?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Distancing from Impurity

Does a tall bed (10 tefachim high, with partitions reaching the ground) behind which a garf/avit is placed constitute a mechitza (partition) permitting Shema recitation in front of it?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Distancing from Impurity

If the garf/avit is placed under a bed whose partitions reach within less than 3 tefachim of the ground (lavud), is it considered covered even if the bed is less than 10 tefachim tall?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Distancing from Impurity

Is it advisable to habitually use a metal or glass urine vessel (avit), keep it clean, and add a revi'it of water each time, so as to permit reciting blessings and learning Torah near it?

2 opinions across 2 eras

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Do fixed boards or benches (attached to the wall) constitute a partition for Shema recitation purposes when excrement/garf is behind them?

1 opinions

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What is the status of vessels made from stone, bone, plaster/gypsum, or white smooth earthenware (not standard clay) regarding the garf/avit prohibition?

1 opinions

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