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Went to the bathroom in the middle of a meal

Question

If a person goes to the bathroom in the middle of a meal, does he need to wash his hands with a blessing if he wants to continue eating bread?

Answer

Hello Rabbi

One must wash again, but without a blessing.

Answered 7 May 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 164, Se'if 2. Mishnah Berurah, Se'if Katan 12, Biur Halacha, Dibur HaMatchil 'Lachzor Velitol'.

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