Daniella Ginsberg & Rebecca Schenker both (separately) ask:
What is the halacha of of bringing hodaya jewelry into the bathroom if it has a pasuk written on it?
Here is an article that discusses the issue and advises against wearing them, but gives guidelines for how to act if you do. I'm not sure that you need to go so far as to stop wearing them, as long as you are careful to act appropriately. I think you should read his analysis, but in short, since the necklace is not written as Torah normally is (on parchment etc.), and (as I understand it) the Shem Hashem is not written out fully, a single covering should be sufficient. Therefore, before entering the bathroom just be sure to slip the necklace under your shirt & it should be OK. Thanks for the important and practical question.
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