Breastfeeding in the Presence of Others
Question
In whose presence is it permissible to breastfeed?
Answer
Greetings,
The question can be divided into two parts:
a. The exposure of the body is only permissible in the presence of one's husband, and only in a state of purity.
b. The act of breastfeeding itself, even when the body is covered, is forbidden in the presence of others due to modesty. However, it is permitted in the presence of children.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
About the Rabbi
Source
Shulchan Aruch, section Even HaEzer 21, Yoreh De'ah 195, Ashrei HaIsh in the name of the Gaon Rabbi Shalom Yosef Elyashiv.
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