Mishnah Berurah — משנה ברורה

משנה ברורה Mishnah Berurah

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עברית · Hebrew

(יד) אלא לצפון וכו' - וה"ה אם אחוריו כלפי הקודש שרי בהטלת מי רגלים ועיין בביאור הגר"א שהסכים דאפילו מן הצופים ולחוץ אם פניו כלפי הקודש אסור בהטלת מי רגלים .אסור לעמוד לפנות להדיא נגד בהכ"נ או בהמ"ד דלא יהא מכלל מי שנאמר עליהם ואחוריהם אל היכל ד' וכן לא יעשה בהכ"ס מכוון כנגד בהכ"נ או בהמ"ד שלא יהא הפי הטבעת מגולה נגדם [ס"ח סי' תתי"ד והעתיקו בא"ר והגהות רעק"א] ואם בונה כותל באמצע להפסיק בין מחיצת בהכ"ס לבית הכנסת לכאורה אין להחמיר ועיין בארה"ח

English Translation

Rather he should face north etc. - The same applies if one's back is facing the holy (the temple mount), then it is permitted to urinate. The GR"A agrees that, even when from Tzofim (Mount Scopus) and beyond (ie. the temple mount is not visible), it is forbidden to urinate while facing that direction. It is forbidden to openly relieve oneself facing a synagogue or study hall, so as to not be included in the category of those for whom it says “[and, behold, … there were … men] with their buttocks towards the Temple of the Lord” (Ezekiel 8:16). Similarly, one should not build a bathroom facing a synagogue or study hall so that the anus [of people] is not revealed opposite them. And if one builds a wall in the middle to divide between the walls of the bathroom and the synagogue, there is presumably no reason to be stringent. See further in Artzos Hachaim.

English: Sefaria Community Translation · License: CC0. Translation source.

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