Many people have small siddurs that they use for Mincha and Marriv which they keep in their wallets. I happen to keep my wallet in my back pocket. If I pick up a siddur like this, am I able to keep it in my wallet (which is in my back pocket)?
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1possible duplicate of Bringing wallet with benscher into bathroom – Daniel Oct 30 '13 at 00:39
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1@Daniel I hear what you're saying about my question being a duplicate but the point that this question is focusing on is the fact that if I keep the siddur in my wallet in my back pocket I will be sitting on the siddur; a little different than the bathroom case – Bochur613 Oct 30 '13 at 02:00
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good question. probably better to avoid. – ray Oct 30 '13 at 12:07
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According to Rav David Law, which now is the Rav Rashi of Israel, no.
His source is in Berachot (18a) which says that someone who brings bones or a Sefer Torah from place to place on his animal should not sit on them even if they are in a container (דקסיא) because it is disrespectful to the bones,the Sefer Torah and, by implication, the siddur.
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2I don't follow the implication: a Torah clearly is on a higher level than a siddur. There is no valid kal vachomer here. – Double AA Nov 02 '13 at 23:04
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1DoubleAA: Perhaps because there are numerous passages from scripture that are integrated into Jewish prayer that a siddur is thus an abridged Chumash? – JJLL Nov 03 '13 at 20:12
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We learn laws of what you can do with a siddur, from what you can do with loose Torah scrolls. They aren't really different things in halacha. This only applies if the wallet is in your back pocket though. – avi Dec 18 '13 at 13:22