Waiting for Water for Hand Washing
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Question
A person wants to eat bread, and there is no water nearby. What should they do?
Answer
If there is no water within an 18-minute walk [if he has a car, within an 18-minute drive], he can recite the blessing 'Hamotzi' and eat the bread with gloves or wrap his hands in a bag. If he is on his way to a place where there is water and will arrive there within 72 minutes, he should wait until he gets there and wash his hands according to the law.
In a place where waiting is not required, wrapping the bread in a bag does not help; the hands must be wrapped.
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