Q: Is it permissible to take fiction books from the public library?
A: It’s like asking, suppose an apple fell into a toilet bowl, can you take it out? It depends, can you take it out? It depends, what else was in the bowl? There are certain books that might be in the public library that are still readable. But when you walk in, you must know immediately, you smell the odor of tzo’ah [excrement], it’s a foul place today more than ever before. And it’s recommended that you stay out in order that your garments should not be redolent with the fragrance of the public library, because the books Continue reading