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Touching Covered Parts of the Body During a Meal

Question

A woman who is nursing in the middle of a meal and touched covered parts of the body: may she continue eating while nursing, when she is covered, or must she wash her hands before continuing to eat?

Answer

Shalom u'vrachah 

She must wash her hands before continuing to eat. 

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