Responsa for Shabbat 124:22
וה' פתהן יערה רב ושמואל חד אמר שנשפכו כקיתון וחד אמר שנעשו פתחיהן כיער
and being cursed by one's wife in his presence. 'Urinating in front of one's bed naked': Raba said, This was said only when his face is turned to the bed: but if it is turned in the opposite direction, we have nought against it. And even when his face is turned to the bed, this was said only when it is on to the ground;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Their floors were of earth. ');"><sup>19</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. May a person attach a metal buckle to his girdle as an ornament, and then file the buckle into the shape of a key with which he can unlock the door of his house, and then wear this buckle on the Sabbath?
A. People do not usually wear metal keys on their girdles as ornaments. Therefore, this key is not considered an ornament and he is not permitted to wear it on the Sabbath.
SOURCES: Pr. 532; Mord. Shabb. 350; Hag. Maim. to Shabbat, 19, 4. Cf. Maharil, Responsa 84.
A. People do not usually wear metal keys on their girdles as ornaments. Therefore, this key is not considered an ornament and he is not permitted to wear it on the Sabbath.
SOURCES: Pr. 532; Mord. Shabb. 350; Hag. Maim. to Shabbat, 19, 4. Cf. Maharil, Responsa 84.
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