Washing Hands – Getting Up at Night for the Children's Needs
Question
A person who gets up several times during the night to prepare a bottle of formula for their children—at what point are they required to wash their hands with a netilat yadayim cup in order to remove the impure spirit?
Answer
Shalom UvRacha,
Only when he gets up for the day and does not go back to sleep.
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