If a person wakes up in the middle of the night to perform a small, brief action (say putting a pacifier back into a baby's mouth) is she required to do netilat yadayim (washing her hands ritually)?
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halachahbyemail.blogspot.com/2013/12/…– please remove my accountCommented Dec 24, 2013 at 17:48
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I heard once from Rav Willig (senior, of YU) that you do not have to wash netilas yadayim unless you've completed your nights sleep. Don't recall the mekor.
answered Jun 1, 2012 at 16:41
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I recall seeing a Mishna Berura like this, but can't find it now. It said something along the lines of "and he no longer wishes to sleep", and so I asked my rebbi 'if one gets up, but wants to go back to bed, does he still wash?'– Ze'evCommented Oct 5, 2016 at 18:16