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1) One who is in the presence of and sees a female that is dressed modestly and appropriately may recite Brachos, Tefilos and Divrei Torah while looking at her, as seeing a modestly dressed woman generally does not cause a male to have impure thoughts. (See Mishna Berura Siman 75:2)
Obviously, if by looking at any particular female it brings him to have impure thoughts, even if she is modestly dressed he must stop reciting the Brachos, Tefilos or Torah and stop looking at her immediately.
2) Any parts of a female body that is ordinarily covered when they are out in public, even if this particular part is not covered by some females when they are in their own homes (e.g. feet, or hair of a married woman) may not be seen while reciting Brachos, Tefilos or Divrei Torah. (See Mishna Berura Siman 75:10 and Biur Halacha Dibur Hamaschil Michutz)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) One who is in the presence of a female whose body (or part thereof) is covered with a material that is see-through, may not recite Brachos, Tefilos or Torah when seeing her. (Mishna Berura Siman 75:25)
Closing his eyes, in this case where she is "covered" just not adequately, is acceptable to allow him to proceed with the Brachos, Tefilos or Torah, and he doesn't need to also turn his head away from her. (Mishna Berura ibid.)
2) If the clothing a female is wearing is not see-through, but is very tight or form fitting to the point that one can see the shape of her body, although this of course deems her as immodestly dressed , so long as her actual body is not seen it is permitted to recite Brachos, Tefilos and Torah in her presence.
However, if seeing the aforementioned immodestly dressed female leads him to have improper thoughts, he may indeed not recite Brachos, Tefilos or Torah in her presence even though her body is technically covered. (See Chayei Adam Klal 4:3)
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Reader's Question:
I recently came home to find a flier from a local missionary organization at my front door. Before discarding it, I noticed that while the articles have quotes from their "New Testament", they also contain several quotes from actual Torah sources (in English, of course). How should I discard of this- is it considered shaimos?
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They are not considered Sheimos and may be discarded, as even a Sefer Torah that was written by a heretic may (and must) be burned, as it has zero Kedusha. (See Shulchan Aruch Siman 334:21)
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This section is dedicated L'Ilui Nishmas the late Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Yaakov ben Rav Binyomin Moshe Stein Zatzal.
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At the Levaya of Leiby Kletzky Z"L
Dear Leiby,
I hope Hashem is everything you expected Him to be.
I hope He greeted you with open arms and kissed away the tears that were surely on your holy neshama.
I hope He's giving you the grand tour of Heaven, wherever that may be.
I hope He's introducing you to your heroes, having you sit down and talk with Avraham Avinu himself. I hope He's listening to you as you beg him to help your family overcome their loss.
I hope you point out that the abundance of volunteers and the outpouring of tefillos for your sweet little neshama should make Him proud for having chosen us as His people.
I hope He cries with you and explains to you why He put such evil and sickness into this world.
I hope He holds your little hand and tells you why you needed to be so brutally murdered.
I hope He shows you the special place you will reside for all eternity, among the holiest of holy, and gives you the direct pass to His chambers so you can be with Him whenever you please.
I hope you find family and friends up there; the ones down here are broken.
I never met you, Leiby, but you are my brother, you are my people, and through you I have seen that despite the many flaws of our community, we are still ONE and always will be
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