Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Toilet and Bathroom
- Etiquette
Question
Is one permitted to study a Hebrew (or Aramaic ) textbook that does not contain Torah in the bathroom if ones primary intention in for the sake of learning Torah?
Answer
As long as it is not Torah you can learn it in the Bathroom.
Some Rabbis are Machmir that one shouldn't even bring in any Hebrew text in to the bathroom since it is a holy language but Aramaic is not a problem at all.
Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger

Religious articles in Mikva / bathroom
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 18 Elul 5767

Holy books on Cell phones/pdas
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 15 Iyyar 5766

Hashems name
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tishrei 14, 5781





