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However, for prayer, one may not recite it until he covers his heart, because in prayer he addresses God directly and he must dress accordingly.
And Rav Huna said: One who forgot and entered the latrine while donning tefillin places his hand on them until he finishes. The Talmud wonders: Does it enter your mind that he can do so until he is finished? Rather, as Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: Until he finishes discharging the first mass of fec
It was stated that the rabbis disagreed with regard to one who had fecal matter on his skin or whose hand, but not the rest of his body, was placed inside the latrine. Under those circumstances, Rav Huna said: He is permitted to recite Shema. Rav Ḥisda said: He is prohibited from reciting Shema.
And Rav Ḥisda said: He is prohibited from reciting Shema. What is the reason for Rav Ḥisda’s opinion? As it is written: “All of my bones shall say: Lord, who is like You” (Psalms 35:10). Since this praise is undertaken with one’s entire body, he may not recite Shema even if just one limb is not appr
It was said that the rabbis disagreed over a similar issue: What is the legal status of a foul odor that emanates from a visible source? Rav Huna said: He distances himself 4 cubits from the source of the odor and recites Shema. And Rav Ḥisda said: The source is irrelevant; he distances himself 4 c