Good night, Rabbi. I have 2 questions about mezuzot. 1. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 11:18 says that on the entrance to a place in which people occasionally wash themselves, etc, one should cover the mezuzah. Then the Artscroll commentary says that also in a room in which unclothed people are occasionally found there one should cover the mezuzah. Does that mean that I cannot change clothes in a room in which the mezuzah is not covered? 2. Also Siman 11:19 says that a house and a courtyard in which an idolater also lives is exempt (and the Artscroll commentary implies that it’s not recommended, because it might lead to danger of the Jewish residents, or the desecration of the mezuzah, Shach 286:6-7) from the requirement of a mezuzah. Does this also apply in the case of a righteous goy?

Asked on August 10, 2020