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  • Washing hands (netilat yadaim)

Status of the washing cup

Question: What status, if any, does a washing cup retain? May i use the same cup that i use for netilas yadayim or negel vasser in the morning to drink… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
11/01/2021
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Touch shoes

Question: If an object falls and touched sneakers, does it need to be washed ? Or only hands touching shoes? Answer: It only applies if a person touches the sneakers… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) wasing hands
24/08/2020
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Washing before eating wet foods

Question: What is the halacha regarding washing before eating wet foods? Thank you Answer: Essentially this is what it says in Shulchan Aruch O:CH 158-4, However there are many people… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilas yodayim
27/06/2020
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Netilas yadaim after bathroom

Question: After using the bathroom, is one allowed to say asher yatzar without drying the hands, then wash for netilas yadaim? Thank you Answer: There are different opinions about this…. Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilas yodayim Washing hands
04/11/2019
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Washing hands after relations

Question: Is the purpose of washing hands after relations to remove tumah or for cleanliness? The difference being, can one touch their eyes or take a drink before washing? Answer:… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) marital relations Washing hands
28/10/2019
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Handling wet netilas yadayim cup

Question: After using a cup for netilas yadayim for bread, and then eating some of the bread, is it a problem to then touch or handle the wet netilas yadayim… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilas yodayim
23/09/2019
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Washing with a kli

Question: Hi, I was wondering if you could clarify for me what actions require handwashing with a kli and which ones just require that hands be washed?If a kli is… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) washing hands for tefilah washing hands in the morning
15/07/2019
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Washing hands after scratching scalp or changing a daiper

Question: Is it necessary to wash netillat yadayim every time I scratch my head, or is it sufficient to wash before tefilloh or eating? I have an itchy scalp, and… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) diapers Hair Washing hands
06/06/2019
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Washing hands for bathroom count for tefillah?

Question: If one uses the washroom before davening and washes his hands does that work for davening? And would it depend how many times one would wash for the washroom?… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) al netilas yadayim Washing hands
23/03/2019
  • Washing hands (netilat yadaim)

Does washing for after washroom work for davening?

Question: If one were to use the washroom before davening and wash does that work for the tefillah following or would one have to say Asher yatzar and then re… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Asher Yatzar tefillah Washing hands
23/03/2019
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Netilat Yadayim for french fries with ketchup?

Question: hello, does a person have to wash his hands (netilat yadayim) when he dips food that are meant to be dipped in a liquid. For instance french fries in… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilat yadayim
02/10/2018
  • Washing hands (netilat yadaim)

Raising hands after washing for bread

Question: How does one raise his hands after washing for Bread? How high? IS there a problem if the water runs down ones arms and back to the hands? Whats… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilat yadayim Washing hands
26/08/2018
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Covered Areas of Child – Hand Washing

Question: What are the criteria for washing hands when touching a child on parts of the body that are usually covered? I.e., what age does one have to be machmir,… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Washing hands
06/11/2017
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Can I wash my hands with soap after washing on bread from a public washing cup

Question: Sometimes I don’t feel comfortable with the sanitary conditions of a washing cup. More than sometimes. At work the non-Jewish workers sometimes use the washing cup for cleaning and… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilat yadayim
30/07/2017
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Answering amen between the bracha and drying (netila for a bread meal)

Question: Can one answer amen to anothers ‘al netilas yadayim blessing’ or ‘any other bracha heard’ AFTER making the bracha netilas yadayim for a bread meal BEFORE drying the hands,… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) amen netilat yadayim
19/05/2017
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Washing netilas yadayim with the leftover water from someone else

Question: May I use leftover water in a cup to wash or must it be empty before i fill for washing? Answer: Yes you may use the leftover water to… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Washing hands water
04/12/2016
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Said the incorrect bracha between washing hands and eating

Question: Dear Rabbi If one accidently said a wrong bracha after saying netilyat yadayim, should he say “baruch shem kavod” and then recite hamotzi, or does one need to wash… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) hefsek Washing hands
27/10/2016
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Washing for dipping vegetables

Question: If you dip celery into a yogurt- or milk-based dip, like a blue cheese dressing, do you have to wash first (without a brocha)? Answer: For those people who… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) vegetables Washing hands
06/10/2016
  • Blessings (brachot)
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Washing for wet fruits and vegetables; Giving bread to an irreligious person who will not wash

Question: I ate some baby carrots and out of laziness decided that they were not really wet and started to eat them without going to wash. Then I realized that… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) Washing hands (netilat yadaim) kiruv netilat yadayim tibulo bmashke
08/05/2016
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Netilat Yadayim 4

What does it mean to remove dirt from one’s hands before washing for (Bread or after waking up)? For example: before washing for bread I wash my hands with soap,… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilat yadayim ruach ra tefila
22/03/2016
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Netilat Yadayim 3

Greetings Rabbi Could you please enumerate the times when the three-time method for hand washing is needed? 3 times is only needed in the morning upon waking before praying and when… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Netilat Yadayim
18/03/2016
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Mayim Achronim, Toveling China, Women’s Prayer

Kavod Harav, 1. I was told recently that there is an opinion that one must do mayim achronim only if there are three men for a zimun. I’d never heard… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) mayim achronim shmona esrei tefila washing
07/03/2016
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Yemenite Netilat Yadayim

Hello I have a Yemenite friend who says netillat yadaim blessing and then washes. Where r the sources for this and what is the halachic standing Answer: This is the… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) bracha Netilat Yadayim
20/01/2016
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Washing Hands

1) I’ve always washed for bread 3 times each hand, but most people seem to do only twice. Is there a source for washing 3 times for bread? 2) What… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Netilat Yadayim tefila Washing hands
05/12/2015
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Water from Bathroom

is there a problem to drink water from a sink that is in the bathroom (after taking it out of the bathroom) Answer: The water may be used for drinking…. Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Bathroom ruach ra
23/07/2015
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Entering a Bathroom

Do I get Tame- and need to wash my hands every time I go into a bathroom to get a random item that is kept there? Answer: In our modern… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) netilat yadayim tumah
06/07/2015
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Between Netila and Eating

Shalom, Although one must minimize the time between washing for bread and eating, are there any things that may not be touched other than covered party’s of the body or… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) hefsek
15/05/2015
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Washing until the Knuckles

Kitzur 1:3 says אך בשעת הדחק די עד קשרי אצבעותיו, Could you please clarify which knuckles and if the knuckles themselves shouls be washed> Thank you! Answer: The knuckles are… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
11/01/2015
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Washing after Touching New Shoes

Does touching new shoes out of the box (never worn) require one to wash his hands? Answer: There is no need to wash hands after touching new (never worn) shoes…. Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) halachah hands Netilat Yadayim shoes touching washing
22/03/2014
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Washing after Touching Socks

Does touching the socks on my feet require me to wash my hands as touching shoes does? Answer: No. Socks are distinct from shoes, and there is no automatic obligation… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) hands Netilat Yadayim socks touching washing
22/03/2014
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Back of Hand Touching Shoes

Does touching shoes with the back side of my hands or fingers or the part of my arms right above my wrist have the same din as touching them? Answer:… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) back Halacha hands shoes touching
22/03/2014
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Netilas Yadayim in the Middle of the Night

Does one have to wash negel vasser (with or without a brocho) after getting up in the middle of the night with the intention of going back to sleep again… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Washing hands
21/12/2013
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Netilas Yadayim after Peeling Skin

Good afternoon, If someone has peeling skin – from a sunburn, or a skin condition, etc., and he flicks off a piece of the peeling skin,or he actually peels it… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
25/10/2013
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Washing After Entry into Bathroom

What is the halachic status of a bathroom today? If I walk into a bathroom, say to get a tissue, do I have to wash my hands? Answer: The status… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
29/08/2013
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Netilas Yadayim from Tap

Thank you advance for help with my shaalos. 1) Is there any way to do netilas yadayim for bread from a regular tap (i.e. not one connected to a barrel… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
02/08/2013
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Touching Baby after Netillas Yadayim

A mother gives her baby to another to hold while she washes for bread, is she permitted to take her baby back before eating the bread? would touching the baby… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
15/07/2013
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Washing (Negel Vasser) from Tap

Is one allowed to wash negel vaser from a bottle or directly from tap or must it be done using a cup? Thank you Answer: It is better to use… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
02/07/2013
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Options for Washing in Plane Bathroom

Thank you for being helpful with my past questions. I’m a frequent business traveler and have had this question arise several times; I’m on a plane, and I want to… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
07/11/2012
  • Tefillin
  • Washing hands (netilat yadaim)

Cup for Washing after Bathroom and Before Davening

when one leaves a bathroom and before davening, one needs to wash. i see many people using a cup, while in mishnah brurah it seemed that the times we need… Read more »

Tefillin Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
16/10/2012
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Washing Hands after Washing for Bread

Is one allowed to was their hands with soap after washing for bread? (i.e. wash for hamotzie, then use some soap and then dry your hands). The purpose of this… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
26/08/2012
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Drying Hands before Netilas Yadayim

People are often quite makpid to dry off the netilas yadeim cup and their hands quite well from the start of the process and between the netilah of each hand… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) Chazon Ish dry handle netilat yadayim
23/04/2012
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Netilas Yadayim after Shaving

Does one need to wash his hands after shaving, as one does after a haircut? Answer: A shave is generally considered as a haircut for all intents and purposes, and… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) beard Haircut shave shaving trimming washing
12/04/2012
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Wearing Gloves at Night

Someone who has extremely dry hands with many areas of cracked skin and it is hard for them to pour water on there hands to wash in the morning. Do… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
14/03/2012
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Candies Fell in Netilas Yadayim Water

Candies that are wrapped in a paper wrapping fell into negel vaser water (after it was used.) The candies were taken out right away. May they still be eaten? May… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
25/02/2012
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Washing after Bathroom

How many times does one need to wash after using the bathroom? Does it have to be with a cup? Does one have to wash when leaving a bathroom even… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) cup three times toilet
18/12/2011
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Netillas Yadayim in Bathroom

Can someone wash negel vasser (morning washing after sleep) in a bathroom with a toilet and shower? The bathroom is clean? Answer: For today’s bathrooms, which are generally clean, the… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
16/12/2011
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Taking off Rings for Netilas Yadayim

  Is there any din of chatzitzah (for example a woman wearing a ring) by Netilas Yadayim in the morning or after someone is chayiv to wash their hands? (Not… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) morning partition ruach ra'ah
11/12/2011
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Drunk and Labored Water for Netilas Yadayim

1) If someone drank from a cup of water can the rest be used for netilas yadayim? 2) Can a small amount of water that was used for melacha be… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) bitul Drinking labor majority water work
07/11/2011
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Touching Shoes with Gloves

If someone touches his shoes with gloves on, does he need to wash his hands? Does he need to wash after removing the gloves because while removing the gloves he… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim)
09/09/2011
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Netilas Yadayim with Dirty Hands

Should one make sure his hands are clean and free of all particles before washing? I’m not really makpid about any ink marks or particles in general; do I have… Read more »

Washing hands (netilat yadaim) chatzitzah
09/09/2011
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