Questions tagged [netilat-yadayim-washing]
Ritual hand washing. Required before or after certain actions, e.g before eating bread, after waking up, etc.
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Do kashrut rules apply to a Washing laver?
Are there any halachot that apply the rules of kashrut to the cup I use to wash my hands before I eat?
This answer says that one can use "any cup". This site says that a cup can be drunk from and the ...
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Water as a chatzitzah
I learned that Birkei Yosef holds that non-mikvah water may be considered a chatzitzah. That is why we make sure our hands are completely dry before we wash them ritually. It may be why some are ...
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Why make/buy a washing cup with only one handle?
The purpose of a washing cup is to purify the hands. There are two handles on most washing cups. This allows us to avoid transmitting impurity from the unwashed hand to the washed hand by way of the ...
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What are the requirements for the vessel used to wash the hands of the kohanim before birkas kohanim?
The hands of the kohanim are washed before birkas kohanim.
Mishnah Berurah 128:21
(כא) עד הפרק - ככהן המקדש ידיו לעבודה [רמב"ם]. וע"כ כתבו האחרונים
דאפשר דבעינן דוקא נטילה מכלי וכח גברא ושלא ...
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Whats the point of על נקיות?
Kitzur 2:6 address how one should be scrupulous in netilyat yadayim. He concludes with a scenario where one has no water. It's advised to say 'AL nikiyut yadayim' and then when water is found wash but ...
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Why is washing one's hands called "netilas yadayim"?
The brachah made on washing one's hands is "al netilas yadayim." Why do we call it "taking the hands" instead of "washing the hands" (rechitzas yadayim)?
Notice that at the Seder we call the washing "...
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Why not remove shoes before washing hands for the priestly blessing?
As far as I've seen, Kohanim who are about to bless the congregation first untie their shoes (if necessary), then have their hands washed, then remove their shoes, and finally recite the blessing. As ...
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Which authorities do not require a vessel (keli) for washing before praying?
Rav Aryeh Lebovitz in his shiur at around 6'58'' quotes authorities that do not require washing with a vessel (keli) for washing before praying.
(I do not have the sefer he quotes. )
Who are these ...
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What is the origin of washing hands in the morning?
According to the Tur (OC 4:1), the reason that we wash our hands in the morning is because of the "evil spirit" (רוח רעה) that had settled on them during the night. Is this custom referenced prior to ...
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Washing Hands with Soap after Netilat Yadayim
Is a person allowed to wash his hands with soap after netilat yadayim for bread before making the Hamotzi blessing on bread? Or perhaps it is some kind of hefsek (interruption) between the two like ...
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Forgetting to wash before eating bread
What should one do if they've just started making the berakha on bread and suddenly realised that they'd forgotten to wash? Should they
continue making the berakha, and eat the bread without washing;
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How to position your hands during Netilas Yadayim
I heard that the Mishna Brurah says that when you wash Netilas Yadayim, you should hold you hands palm up, but when I do this, the other side of my hand doesn't get wet.
So how do you position your ...
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Negel vasser after touching shoes
A person must perform a ritual hand-washing after the completion of
certain activities, including upon arising in the morning; before
eating bread; after shaving, haircutting, clipping one’s nails,...
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Washing before bracha on new clothes
According to my siddur (p. 231 of The Complete Artscroll Siddur), one makes a shehechyanu upon buying new clothes, and a malbish arumim upon putting them on once acquired. (I have heard from other ...
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What exactly is "the salt of sodom"?
One is obligated to wash one's hands after a meal due to danger of "sodom salt" which is said to cause blindness.
R. Judah the son of R. Hiyya said: Why did [the Rabbis] say that
it was a ...
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Netilat yadayim in the presence of rotting food, splash back and berakha
Regarding morning teliah:
Can one do morning (or any really) netilah in the presence of a bad smell and/or physical presence of rotting food (not the berakha)?
If some drops of water splashes back ...
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If hands are in water through the night must they be washed in the morning?
If one sleeps through the night with hands in water must one wash hands for netilat yadayim in the morning?
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Washing your feet when you wake up?
So I've heard that we Jews (when waking up) used to first wash their feet and then their hands. But what happen today, don't we wash our feet anymore? Or is that an optional thing? Do some still do it ...
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Changed mind about eating after making netilat yadayim:
What should one do if one washes, with the intention to make ha'motzi on bread, makes the bracha al netilat yadayim and is then interrupted and is no longer able to eat, and/or no longer wants to eat. ...
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Why do we wash our hands right-left-right-left-right-left in the morning, instead of like how we do when we are going to eat bread?
According to the Shulchan Aruch, we wash our hands right-left-right-left-right-left (with a cli). We wash our hands in the morning for three reasons: B'ria Chadasha (a new creation, because it's like ...
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How many times per hand? [duplicate]
I've noticed that sometimes I see people washing Netilas Yadayim by washing once, twice, thrice, or four times per hand.
Is there any Halachic reason for this, or is it just a Minhag?
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Do you have to wash your hands after putting on Tefillin [duplicate]
I heard that you have to wash your hands before Davening if you touch your hair or your upper arm. What if a person is putting on Tefillin. When I put on Tefillin, I almost always touch my upper arm ...
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Water of cracked Kli
Recalling a shiur on netilat yadayim, the speaker said that one is not allowed to do so if the kli of choice is leaking. You have to get another kli or otherwise go about washing differently.
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Arising in the morning and baal t'shaktzu
Im learning about getting up in the morning and learned that one must wash their hands before anything else otherwise they will violate the prohibition of baal t'shaktzu?
What is baal t'shaktzu?
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Negel vasser on a plane
I've been on planes where the only sink available is in the toilet. What would be the best thing to do in regards to negel vasser/netilas yodayim?
Edit: The toilet is a mokom tumah. Furthermore, the ...
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Rings as chatzitzahs for bread, mikvah, washing
A woman who makes challah in her rings may leave them on for al netilas yadayim. (Source.) Does this mean she could leave them on for mikvah, too? Why or why not?
(I understand the answer is almost ...
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Touching one's hair while putting on Tfillin
I remember to have read (in the Shulchan Aruch I believe) that after doing the Netilat Yadayim one can't touch one's hair, because that would make you impure again. But when I put on and accommodate ...
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Why are we impure when we wake up?
I've heard from morim and shiurim that when we wake up we're impure, or at least our hands are impure. That's why netilat yadayim should be one of the first things he do when we wake up. But I've also ...
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Touching the water in the washing cup before Netilat Yadayim
If one, while getting ready to perform Netilat Yadayim, accidentally touches the water in the washing cup, is one still allowed to use that water for Netilat Yadayim, or does that person need to fill ...
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Brachos on the amount of pizza one doesn't wash for?
Assuming one is eating let pizza than required to wash, what are the bracha rishona and the bracha achrona?
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Eating food that was touched by someone who didn't do naagel Vassar?
Let's say one lives with a Jew who doesn't bother to wash their hands (naagel wasser) in the morning and then this person touches a certain food. Can this food be eaten by someone else or does it ...
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What is the reason for the order of washing hands?
Is there a description of and explanation for the order of washing hands (left-right vs right-left) before bread or on waking (and other times)?
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Is there any obligation or mitzvah to wash for bread if you won't touch the bread when eating?
Let's say you're holding a burger in a napkin or are wearing gloves. Is there any benefit to wash your hands before hamotzi besides the fact that you are missing out on one potential beracha?
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Netilas Yadayim with automatic sinks
It seems there is precedent to allow for netilas yadayim when you don't have a cup, by turning the sink on and off for each rivi'is per hand. By employing this method you satisfy the requirement of ...
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Does kri'at shmaʿ on its own require handwashing?
If one is going to recite kri'at shmaʿ on its own (in order to recite it in its proper time), do you need to wash your hands first specially for the purpose? I.e., you're going to be davvening ...
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Must hand washing be done with pure (fresh) water?
It seems from here both that some types of water are considered too salty to be acceptable for ritual handwashing and that mikvah water is always considered acceptable. I am left wondering what, ...
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Can one hand wash the other?
I know that in many situations, ritual handwashing must be performed using a vessel (Source: Maimonides, Mishne Torah (Hil. Mikvaot 11:1)). If one does not have a cup for ritual handwashing, is using ...
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taking off a band-aid for washing of hands for bread?
when one needs to wash his hands for bread, and he currently has a band-aid on his hand, to keep a cut covered to avoid infection, does he need to remove the band-aid for the washing process?
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Washing for bread at work: how to avoid interruptions
I occasionally bring a sandwich to eat for lunch at work. The company has a small kitchen where I go to wash my hands, and then I generally eat at my desk. Whenever I have bread, I always try to wait ...
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What's the minimum amount of work necessary to recite "Asher Yatzar" after using the bathroom in the middle of the night?
If one woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, what is the least amount of work one must do (e.g. just rinse the finger tips or rub the hands against one's clothing) that would allow ...
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The Need to Wash Hands After Touching Covered Parts of the Body
The Shulchan Aruch (4: 18) records a list of activities that require one to wash his hands.
אֵלּוּ דְּבָרִים צָרִיךְ נְטִילָה בְּמַיִם...וְהַנּוֹגֵעַ בְּרַגְלָיו...וְהַחוֹפֵף רֹאשׁוֹ...וְהַנּוֹגֵעַ ...
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Rules about Handles on the Vessel for Netilas Yadayim
I am wondering about the vessel used in hand washing, I see the ones with two handles online and in shul etc is it ok to use 'any' vessel to wash the hands or does it have to be one with two handles? ...
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Touched acovered place while learning-may i continue learning?
Many times, in the middle of learning i will absentmindedly touch my scalp under my yarmulke, or my shoulder under my sleeve. Do i have to stop learning to wash my hands? may i continue without ...
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Why doesn't regular handwashing work for prayer and eating bread?
I know that the halakha requires n'ttilath yadhayim before the recitation of sh'ma, before t'phila, and before and after eating bread (cf. Hilkhoth B'rakhoth 6). And I also understand that n'ttilath ...
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Do you need a separate instance of coach gavra for each hand?
For acts such as washing the hands in the morning, before eating bread or mayim acharonim, the use of coach gavra (human force) is required.
Is it enough to utilize a single coach gavra for both ...
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Using soap at Netilat Yadayim to clean your hands?
I started reading Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. In the second chapter I noticed that I have to clean my hands when I wake up, then I say a blessing (netilat yadayim). Am I allowed to use soap with water when ...
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Should you say al netilat yadaim if you're not sure how much bread you will be eating?
http://www.berachot.org/Q+A/q9.html:
According to Sephardim, if one ate less than a kezayit of bread
there's no obligation to wash, if one ate one kezayit one should wash
without a Bracha of Al ...
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What is the order for putting on a tallis katan in the morning?
I heard that upon waking up, even before washing al netilas yadayim, you put on your tallis katan, then wash your hands, use the bathroom, wash hands again and then make an al netilas yadayim....and ...
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Washing After Leaving Cemetary
What are the earliest sources (i.e. Chazal or Rishonim) for washing one's hands after visiting a cemetery?
Is this mentioned by the Rambam?
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Netilat yadayim without a keli?
It is known that the Sefer Halakhoth Gedholoth codifies that since only the descendants of Aharon HaKohen were strictly commanded regarding netilath yadhayim with a keli, it is therefore enough for a ...
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