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amother

Sun, May 06 2012, 3:05 am

Is it allowed to say tehillim while you're nursing?

Strawberry2

Sun, May 06 2012, 6:00 am

amother wrote:

Is it allowed to say tehillim while you're nursing?

No problem if covered, just make sure not to touch yourself.

granolamom

Sun, May 06 2012, 6:12 am

I used to say tehillim while nursing, I daven and bentch while nursing too.
I agree, if you're covered and not touching yourself its ok.

StrongIma

Mon, May 07 2012, 12:17 pm

I don't think there's any problem in being uncovered - you're allowed to daven while untzniyus (other than erva itself) it's the men who can't see you that way.

dee's mommy

Mon, May 07 2012, 1:01 pm

This may be slightly unrelated, but when I asked, my Rav said I could learn while nursing.

shev

Mon, May 07 2012, 2:00 pm

I asked a rav, and he said that u have to be covered and and if u touched any hidden part of you're body you ahve to wash you're hands first. I never figured out how that's possible.

Faigy86

Mon, May 07 2012, 2:08 pm

shev wrote:

I asked a rav, and he said that u have to be covered and and if u touched any hidden part of you're body you ahve to wash you're hands first. I never figured out how that's possible.

I've seen people nurse while wearing gloves for this reason.

granolamom

Mon, May 07 2012, 7:48 pm

Faigy86 wrote:

shev wrote:

I asked a rav, and he said that u have to be covered and and if u touched any hidden part of you're body you ahve to wash you're hands first. I never figured out how that's possible.

I've seen people nurse while wearing gloves for this reason.

I used a burp cloth if I needed a hand. It was the only time I had for davening so I figured I'd do my best, if I mistakenly touched my skin, well, hopefully G-d would forgive me

amother

Tue, May 08 2012, 8:10 am

I keep a water bottle near me when I nurse, so I just pour a little water over my hands if I want to daven, make a bracha etc.
(and BTW, if you washed netilas yadayim and touch an uncovered part of your body, you have to wash netilas yadayim again before eating / drinking anything - even water. I see posts about nursing by the Shabbos table while eating and always wonder how they manage that one)

You do not have to be covered.

amother

Bisque

Sun, Mar 29 2020, 11:18 am

Just want to bump this up. It's hard to find time to say tehillim with all the kids home, and there are so many people on need of a refuah now.
I keep a tehillim by my chair and I say tehillim while nursing the baby.

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