Is it prohibited to have marital relations in the presence of another person, and what are the rules regarding Torah scrolls and books in the room?
Synopsis
Relations are forbidden in the presence of any awake person, even with a partition, but permitted before an infant who cannot speak. Torah scrolls require a 10-tefach partition or removal to another room; tefillin and other books require double-containment.
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