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Placing Genizah in a Disrespectful Location

Question

I have a newspaper at home that requires genizah. Is it permissible for me to place it near the mailboxes, knowing that the cleaner will throw it away?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

It is forbidden to place it there; it must be placed in genizah.

Answered 24 November 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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