Sheviis 8:11 — Heating a Bathhouse with Sheviis Straw

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Heating a Bathhouse with Sheviis Straw

מֶרְחָץ שֶׁהֻסְּקָה בְּקַשׁ שֶׁל שְׁבִיעִית
Mishnah שביעית ח׳:י״א · Sheviis 8:11
מֶרְחָץ שֶׁהֻסְּקָה בְּתֶבֶן אוֹ בְקַשׁ שֶׁל שְׁבִיעִית,
מֻתָּר לִרְחֹץ בָּהּ.
וְאִם מִתְחַשֵּׁב הוּא, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יִרְחֹץ:
A bathhouse heated with Sheviis straw or stubble -
it is permitted to bathe in it.
But if he is a person of importance, he may not bathe [in it]:

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