1) One who is eating fruit and picks up a fruit with the intent to eat it and after picking it up notices that it is moldy or otherwise not fit for consumption, may put the fruit down anywhere and it isn't considered having separated the P'soles from the Ochel.
The reason for this is since he thought that all the fruit in front of him was edible and he picked up this fruit to eat and not to separate it, picking up this particular fruit is a "Derech Achilah, a normal manner of eating" and not an act of Borer.
2) If one has a dish that contains in it apples and oranges, arranged in a distinct way where the oranges are on bottom and the apples are on top (i.e. not mixed together), the apples may be removed in order to reach the oranges on the bottom. (See Mishna Berura Siman 319:15 and Biur Halacha Dibur Hamaschil L'echol Miyad)
Similarly, if a bunch of coats are hanging on the wall one on top of the other and one is looking to find their coat, it is permissible to remove the outer coats in order to find and retrieve their coat. (ibid.)
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Reader's Question:
Is it true that you can't learn words of Torah when you need the bathroom? And is there a makor (source) for this?
Answer:
Yes. If one needs the bathroom, and would not be able to hold it in for more than 72 minutes, he/she should not begin studying Torah.
If one is already in middle of learning, he/she can finish that session and then go, assuming the urge isnt so great that he/she wouldnt be able to hold it in for 72 minutes, in which case it would be prohibited to even continue learning at that point.
Regarding Davening, if one has an urge to use the bathroom, even if he/she can hold it in for 72 minutes, it is still prohibited to pray and they must use the restroom first. If one does daven when needing the bathroom, and would be unable to hold it in for 72 minutes, it is an abomination and he/she is required to repeat the davening.
If one is in already in middle of Shemona Esrei and suddenly need sto use the restroom, if the urge is slight, the Shemona Esrei may be completed. If the urge is not so strong, the Shemona Esrei may be finished.
See Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura Siman 92: 1 and 2
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