Ten Minute Halacha - Using Automatic Bathrooms on Shabbos

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June 14 2011
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Series: Ten Minute Halacha

Venue: Yeshivat Lev Shlomo (Woodmere, NY) Yeshivat Lev Shlomo (Woodmere, NY)

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Collections: R' Lebowitz Ten Minute Halacha: Shabbos Prohibitions

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    1. Title: Public Toilets versus Private Toilets
      Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : Chaim Simons &##44;

      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Rabbi Lev-Bochbot, a Rosh Kollel in Bnei Brak, researched this question and came to a conclusion which could possibly distinguish between a hotel&rsquo;s public toilet and the toilet in one&rsquo;s own hotel room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In the former case one can utilise the principles &ldquo;p&rsquo;sik reisha d&rsquo;lo niche lei&rdquo; and &ldquo;kel&rsquo;achar yad&rdquo;. However, in one&rsquo;s own hotel room, one obviously does not want a toilet to be unflushed and thus this makes the automatic flushing more questionable. </span></p>

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