Netilat Yadayim (ritual handwashing)
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Question
Is there no need to do Netilat Yadayim (ritual handwashing) after changing the baby's diaper?
After all, here too one is dealing with impurity?
After all, here too one is dealing with impurity?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Indeed, touching the covered parts of the baby, and all the more so touching his excretions, requires Netilat Yadayim in order to permit reciting a beracha, praying, and the like.
Before prayer one is obligated to wash the hands using a vessel, whereas before a beracha and other matters of holiness, rinsing the hands is sufficient and there is no obligation to use a special vessel.
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