Wiping a Baby with the Right Hand
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Question
In the laws of the bathroom, it is written that one should not wipe with the right hand. Does this also apply to wiping when changing a diaper (for a child one year and older)?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita, this prohibition does not exist when wiping with paper or similar materials.
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