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Being m'ziah (sweating) individual body parts on Shabbos

If one looks into the Tur Beis Yosef (and Shulchan Aruch) in Orach Chaim Siman 326 you will find the halachos of bathing on Shabbos. The Beis Yosef there points to the gemorah where it outlines the ...
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If someone has BO and can't smell themselves, may they say blessings?

At hashkafah.com, the user named "critic" asks: If someone has body odor (BO) and they can't smell themselves, would they be able to make a bracha? Also, may they say words of Torah? [Edit: I ...
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Shower or Mikvah on a Fast Day

Are you allowed to take a shower on a fast day, and is it suggested? Once we are talking about bathing, what about going to the Mikvah on a fast day? Does it make a difference if one goes daily, ...