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  • Davening
  • place of davening, throw up, או"ח עו

Does throw up have the same Halachic status of צואה in regards to saying a דבר שבקדושה next to it?

  Strictly speaking one may daven near throw up, though it would be appropriate not to, especially If it smells to the extent that one is bothered, as some maintain…

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  • Davening, Shemoneh Esrei, Shul
  • mirror, place of davening, window, או"ח צ

Is it an issue to Daven Shmone Esrei by a window?

  Is it the same like a picture or mirror?   Answer: Permitted. On the contrary, a shul is supposed to have windows to face during davening. In an area…

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  • Davening
  • 770, place of davening, או"ח צ

Is there a problem davening on raised bleachers?

  Question: Is there a problem davening on raised bleachers (for example in 770 when there are big crowds and sometimes bochurim are standing on narrow benches that are raised)…

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  • Davening
  • bathroom, place of davening

Can one Daven opposite a bathroom door?

  Question: I've noticed in some seforim that it's fine to daven if you close the bathroom door. Now I understand that the walls should not be a problem since…

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  • Davening
  • foul odor, place of davening, או"ח פז

Can I pray within 4 cubits of a vessel containing urine?

  It should be covered for praying. You can not pray within the 4 cubits if there is a bad smell.   Source: שוע"ר סי' פז סעיף א-ב בענין גרף…

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  • Davening
  • place of davening, smell, או"ח עט, או"ח פה

There is a bad smell in my house (like from something rotten) but I can’t find the source. Am I allowed to recite Brochos in it?

  You can spray the area where you’re standing with air freshener and then make a Bracha.   Sources: עפ"י שוע"ר עט סעי' ו וסי' פה סעי' א ופתחי עולם…

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  • Davening
  • place of davening, potty

Can one say a Bracha if there is a clean child’s potty in the room?

  If it’s made out of plastic and doesn’t give off a smell, yes.   Sources: שהרי נראה בחוש שאין בליעתן מרובה ונחים להתנקות ברחיצה ושטיפה. וגם להנזהרים שלא להגעיל…

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  • Avodah Zarah, Davening
  • Church, place of davening

Can I Daven or learn when passing a church?

  Question: If I'm saying Karbnos while driving and I pass a church, do I have to stop davening for a minute when that happens? Does it make a difference…

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  • Davening, Tznius
  • place of davening

Is it Tznius for over Bas Mitzvah girls to daven in a place like Prospect Park?

  Question: Is it tznius for over Bas Mitzvah girls to daven in a place like Prospect Park (not while on the go, specifically going to park to daven there)?…

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  • Davening, Minyan
  • activities before davening, airport, flight, place of davening, או"ח פט

Daven alone in airport before flight or after landing with a Minyan?

  Question: If I am taking an early morning flight, and I will arrive before sof zman tefillah, is it better to daven in the airport before the flight without…

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  • Davening
  • bedroom, Covid-19, place of davening

Now that we cannot Daven with a Minyan and must Daven at home, am I allowed to Daven in my bedroom if it is the most quite and easy to concentrate location? Is it important – as far as Davening is concerned -, that I make my bed, and make sure the room is clean?

  Ideally, one should Daven in a place which has windows which are facing towards Yerushalayim. Rashi (Berachot 34b) explains that windows are an aid to concentration, as one looks…

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  • Children-Chinuch, Davening
  • baby, diaper, pamper, place of davening, smell

If a child has a dirty diaper is there an issue of me davening or saying Hashem’s name within 4 Amos?

  If the child is of age that he can eat a kezayis of grain within the amount of time that it takes an adult to eat a pras of grain (approx. 7 minutes),…

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  • Davening
  • place of davening, מעשה רב

Is there an Inyan not to learn Torah or daven in a room where someone is sleeping or within Daled Amos of a Jew sleeping because of the Tumah?

  There is no such inyan, provided they are covered appropriately and there are no bad odors etc.   פשוט. ולהעיר, שרשב״י ובנו ישנו והתפללו ולמדו במערה. ומעשה רב, שאדמו"ר…

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