Food Touched Without Washing, Prayer in a Congregation with a Different Custom
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Question
Hello, I have a few questions: 1. It is written in the "Mishna Berura" that if someone did not wash their hands in the morning and touched food, it does not become impure, but it needs to be rinsed three times. My question is, if it is dry food that cannot be rinsed without being ruined, like bread, what is the law? 2. Is a disposable cup considered a vessel for the purpose of washing hands before a meal, and can it be used for Kiddush? And if one is not sufficient, will two suffice? 3. Regarding Tachanun, if someone prays in the Sephardic rite and sometimes prays in a place where they follow the Ashkenazi rite, and sometimes in a place where they follow the Sephardic rite, should he say "Ashamnu" etc., when he is in a place where they pray in the Ashkenazi rite, which is not said in Ashkenaz (and also in the morning on Monday or Thursday when "Ve-Hu Rachum" is said, when should he say "nefilat apayim", since in Ashkenaz it is said after, and in Sephard before)?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
1. Food that will spoil does not need to be rinsed.
2. A disposable cup is considered a vessel, and it can be used for washing hands and for Kiddush.
3. What he says privately, he should say according to his personal custom. What he says with the congregation, he should do according to the custom of the congregation. And anything noticeable, like "nefilat apayim" and the like, he should do according to the custom of the congregation.