Halachot and Customs
Is it permitted to listen to a lecture by a rabbi in the bathroom?
Question
Hello, Rabbi.
Sometimes I want to watch a recorded class/lecture live by one rabbi or another while I am in the bathroom. So far I have refrained from doing so because of the concern of degrading Torah and the dignity of the rabbi. Am I permitted to watch the content in the bathroom?
Thank you very much
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden, since it is ruled in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim (section 85, subsection 2) that even to reflect on words of Torah is forbidden in the bathroom.
With blessings,
Hillel Meirs
