Commentary for Berakhot 79:3
ואמר רבא בר שמואל משום רבי חייא אין מי רגלים כלים אלא בישיבה אמר רב כהנא ובעפר תיחוח אפילו בעמידה ואי ליכא עפר תיחוח יעמוד במקום גבוה וישתין למקום מדרון:
Raba b. Samuel also said in the name of R. Hiyya : Urine is only completely evacuated in a sitting posture. Rab Kahana said : Where there is loose earth, this is so even when standing; and should there be no loose earth, let him stand on an elevated place and urinate on to a declivity.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
Rashi explains : When standing, he fears his clothes will be splashed and consequently he restrains himself.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
M. omits these words here and inserts them after "even when standing."
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
There is then no cause for this fear, the loose earth absorbing the urine.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy