Mezuzah Doorway By Bathroom

 

Question:

Want your opinion on record in the case of an obligated room next to a bathroom with a window. The only way practical way to enter the bathroom besides from jumping through the window is going through the door between the bathroom and the obligated room. The door swings from the bathroom to the obligated room. Do we put a mezuzah on this doorway?

We will be showing this to many people who are understandably concerned about putting a mezuzah in such a situation.

 

Here are some relevant sources:

• Shach YD 286:10-11
• Aruch Hashulchan YD 286:11
• Pischei Shearim page 136. 286:75
• Sefer Hamezuzah Page 209. 11:85

 

Attached is an example of this situation:

 

Answer:

It is indeed obligated. However, if the window has bars or is screwed shut, there is no obligation as we no longer follow Heker Tzir. You should also let people know how they can exempt the doorway from mezuzah.

 

 

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