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?

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

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

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

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

1 opinions

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

4 opinions

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

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

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

5 opinions across 3 eras