Questions tagged [personal-hygiene]
Personal hygiene. Use the showering-bathing tag instead if it's appropriate.
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How important is hygiene beyond required washing and mikvah immersion to Jews?
I know that mikvah immersion and ritual washing is required, but what about other bodily hygiene, shaving, teeth, house order, hair and all other hygienically addressable aspects of a modern human?
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Chinuch in personal hygiene
Are there any sources (from any period in time as long as they come from a respectable source please) that demonstrates the need to educate one's child in the importance of cleanliness and personal ...
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Is this Jewish Kitchen comment anti-Semitic?
I'm not Jewish, however I have a genuine question about a comment someone in my house made tonight regarding Jewish Mothers, cooks and kitchens.
I can't exactly remember how the conversation started ...
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Guf Naki Concerns for Men and Tefillin
The Gemara (Shabbat 49a) says that tefillin must only be worn with a "guf naki" (clean body) which is defined by Abaye and Rava respectively as flatulence and sleeping. Other Rishonim, like ...
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Can men daven at home to avoid the bad smell of people at shul? [closed]
Can men daven at home to avoid the bad smell of people at shul? It can be very irritating to someone. can somebody daven at home so that they can have proper kavannah during davening by avoiding those ...
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On Shabbos, can you pick up a pair of soiled underwear to put it in the hamper?
If one unfortunately soils his underpants on Shabbat, when he goes to the bathroom to remove the soiled underpants, can he then pick up the underpants in order to put them in the dirty laundry, or ...
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BS"D in the bathroom
I noticed my shampoo says בס״ד on the bottle. Is having it in the bathroom, etc., a problem? (My guess is no, or else they wouldn't put it on there, but still.)
Related: Dr. Bronner's soap
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Cleaning before bedikas during clean days
Can a woman clean herself internally [a sufficiently long time, not immediately] prior to doing a bedika during the seven clean days?
This page seems to say on the one hand
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Washing Hands with Soap after Netilat Yadayim
Is a person allowed to wash his hands with soap after netilat yadayim for bread before making the Hamotzi blessing on bread? Or perhaps it is some kind of hefsek (interruption) between the two like ...
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Can someone else cut your fingernails on the "wrong" day?
There are many discussions of when the fingernails can and cannot be cut according to halacha and minhag. It is very hard to ascertain anything coherent from this information, other than that Friday ...
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Should one change mouthwash and toothpaste for Pesach?
If one has a mouthwash bottle and a toothpaste tube that they've been using, do they need to get brand new ones for Pesach?
My concern is with any chametz that might have gotten onto the tube or into ...
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Dr. Bronner's soap
If you read the label of a bottle of Dr. Bronner's soap you will find--as I was flabbergasted to find--that the very last words are a whimsical English translation of "Shema Yisroel."
Dr. Bronner ...
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Cutting one's nails at night
I recently asked a friend if I could borrow his nail cutter, but he told me that he would prefer I do it in the morning because it isn't good to cut one's nails at night. When I asked him why, he told ...
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Is one allowed to brush teeth on yom kippur with toothpaste without any water?
Is one allowed to brush teeth on Yom Kippur with toothpaste on a toothbrush without rinsing toothbrush before and without rinsing mouth after? What if its prescription which I would think probably ...
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Are there any sources that say to wash hands with soap after the bathroom?
Are there any sources in Rabbinic literature that mention washing hands with soap after using the bathroom?
I.e that just using the cup (נטילת ידים) isn't sufficient.
An explicit statement would be ...
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What is the meaning of "guf naki" regarding prohibitting women to wear tefillin?
I wish to preface that I know that there are various concerns both pro and against women wearing tefillin, and for some, this is a "hot" issue. For purposes of my question, please dispel personal bias,...
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Does an open wound make one unfit to lay Tefillin?
In order to be fit to wear Tefillin one must have a guf naki, a clean body (Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 37:2) . Suppose one has an open wound or sore on one's skin and it is actively bleeding or ...
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Brushing teeth in Shabbes
As far as I´m concerned there could be an issue regarding making oneself bleed, by using a toothbrush.
Are there any other problems that may arise by brushing teeth with a toothbrush in Shabbes?
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Brushing teeth on Yom Tov with a dry toothbrush
According to Kosher Innovations hilchos shabbos presents four obstacles* to brushing teeth:
Sechitah: Squeezing liquid out of a solid in which it was absorbed is prohibited on Shabbos. When wet, ...
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Rinse with baking soda and water on Shabbos?
Are you allowed to mix a pinch of baking soda with water and rinse your mouth with it instead of using mouthwash?
Also there are two way to mix it: place some baking soda on your finger/hand and drop ...
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Women using tampons before marriage
Is there any issue with women using tampons before marriage? I would appreciate sourced answers discussing this either saying it's ok or not ok.
My thought is that since the use of a tampon requires ...
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How do we know that Elisha baal kenafayim had a clean body?
The gemarah says that to wear tefillin a person needs to have a clean body like Elisha baal kenafayim (shabbat 49a). How does the gemara know that Elisha had a clean body?
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Is one allowed to spray cologne on shabbos?
Is one allowed to spray cologne on shabbos? Any rules against doing this?
As always, please cite your sources
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Is stick-deodorant an issue on shabbat?
What kinds of deodorants are mutar on shabbat?
Which melacha might one violate if using stick deodorant?
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What modern-day hygiene products are prohibited on Yom Kippur?
What, if any, modern-day hygiene products are prohibited "oils" on Yom Kippur?
Are deodorants and perfumes in this category? What about medical ointments?
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Is deodorant allowed on Yom Kippur?
May deodorant be applied on Yom Kippur, or is it a case of anointing which is forbidden?
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If someone has BO and can't smell themselves, may they say blessings?
"Just as one separates oneself from excreta, urine, a foul odor, a corpse and the sight of nakedness for Kri'at Shema, so too, he should separate himself for Shemoneh Esreh". (Rambam. Hilchos Tefillah ...
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Mouthwash on a public fast day?
Is it permitted to use mouthwash on a public fast day? Would a sensitive mouth, due to medical reasons be a good reason to be lenient?
(I can see it being less problematic than brushing one's teeth, ...
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