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Therefore, this is a situation of yichud. Since, in a situation of yichud, the issur is even for a moment, he may not enter the שו"ת רדב"ז ח"א סי' ) place and no one will intrude is called yichud Even apartment alone even for a moment. He should have another man .(שו"ע אהע"ז סי' כ"ב ס"א) This situation can lead to aveiroh .(קכ"א if they did not ultimately do the aveiroh, they transgressed the follow him onto his balcony and watch him the whole time he is inside. Elevator מנחת ) need a kaporoh (שו"ע ס"ב) issur of yichud and both of them The amount of time spent in an elevator is usually less than the .14 .(שלמה קמא סי' צ"א אות כ"ב 2. The issur of yichud applies to everyone, even people who are not duration of yichud. Even if it is more, one may be inside with a woman if it is possible the elevator will stop on another floor to שו"ת ) suspect or capable of doing an aveiroh – e.g., an elderly man דבר הלכה שו"ת סוף ) pick someone up before the duration of yichud בית שמואל אהע"ז סי' קמ"ח ) or someone sick (דברי מלכיאל ח"ד סוס"י ק"ב .Even if it did not end up stopping, they did not do an issur .(סי' י"א .(שו"ע שם סט"ו) as well as tzaddikim and upstanding people – (סק"ו Children 15. One may be alone with a woman in a glass elevator whose interior 3. Everyone who is chayov in mitzvos is subject to the issur of yichud. can be seen by people outside. This is like a door open to a public Thus, a 13-year-old boy may not be in yichud with a girl who is 3 or area (regarding a camera in the elevator, see below, 32). older, and a 12-year-old girl may not be in yichud with a boy who is 16. Machmir custom. Although strictly speaking is it muttar, some A boy younger than 13 may be in yichud people make sure not to be alone in an elevator with a woman as a .(שו"ע שם סי"א) or older 9 way of keeping extra distance from indecency and bad thoughts .(דבר הלכה סי' ב' ס"ח) with a girl younger than 12 One who does this has no right to stop a .(תשוה"נ ח"ה סי' של"א אות י') Two Rooms 4. The issur of yichud applies when the man and woman are in the woman from entering an elevator while he is in it; since there is no same house, even if they are in different rooms, e.g., a bedroom issur, if a woman comes in, he should be the one to leave. and an adjoining living room or two bedrooms off the same 17. Takonoh to be machmir. Some neighborhoods and buildings are hallway, but there are other factors too: part of communities that have a takonoh or minhag that a man and 5. A man and woman may be together in one room if there is another man woman should not be together alone in an elevator. Everyone in or a shomeir in a second room [at night there must be two shomrim], such places must respect these rules, even guests. Small, narrow elevator. It could be uncomfortable for a man and a .18 .(דבר הלכה סי' י"א ס"ג הע' ג') and the door between the rooms is open 6. In the above case, if the door between the rooms is closed – even if woman to be together in a small, narrow elevator. Thus, although it is unlocked – it is an issur of yichud. Even if the woman is in one strictly speaking, there is no issur of yichud, there are grounds to room and the man is in the second room with the shomeir, if the avoid this in order not to cause anyone to feel uncomfortable. door between the rooms is closed, some say there is an issur yichud for fear that the man will go into the room the woman is in Door Open to a Public Area [“Pesach Posuach”] Pesach Posuach .(חזו"א אהע"ז סי' ל"ד אות א') and the shomeir will not follow or realize 7. Others hold we are not concerned the man will go into the room the 19. There is no issur of yichud in a house with a door open to a public This is because the man and woman will both be .(שו"ע שם ס"ט) Some area .(שו"ע ס"ו, ערוה"ש אהע"ז סי' כ"ב ס"ט) woman is in, and it is not yichud .(שו"ת בנין ציון סי' קל"ח) are machmir if the man frequently interacts with women in his afraid that someone will enter and see them .Accordingly, they must both know the door is open .(שו"ת אג"מ אהע"ז ח"ד סי' ס"ה אות י"ז) [”occupation [“isko im hanoshim 8. If there is a locked door between the room the man is in and the 20. The door does not have to specifically be open to a public place; room the woman is in, there is still an issur of yichud if the man or any area where people pass by suffices, e.g., a stairwell or .(שו"ת בנין ציון שם) If only the woman has courtyard that people pass through .(דבר הלכה סי' י"א ס"ו) both of them have a key a key and she locks the door from the inside, some say there is no Open Door Even with an open door, if no one from outside would come in .21 .(שו"ת אג"מ שם אות י"ט) others say there is still an issur ;(שם) issur 9. Everyone agrees there is no issur if a third person who is a shomeir without permission, yichud is only muttar in areas visible to a .person standing near the doorway .(חזו"א שם אות ה') has the key Duration of Yichud 22.