Cutting a fingernail with one’s teeth; a nail that fell from a pocket
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Question
Someone who cuts his fingernails with his mouth — does he need to perform netilat yadayim (ritual hand washing)?
If someone cut his fingernails and put them in the pocket of his shirt, and later they fell to the ground, is there any danger for a pregnant woman, and is there in general any need to be concerned about this according to all opinions? Thank you.
If someone cut his fingernails and put them in the pocket of his shirt, and later they fell to the ground, is there any danger for a pregnant woman, and is there in general any need to be concerned about this according to all opinions? Thank you.
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
1. He must wash his hands (perform netilat yadayim). [There are lenient opinions regarding cutting with the teeth, that he is not obligated to wash.]
2. There is no danger in this, since the danger applies only to the first place where the nails fall at the time of cutting, and here, since they were placed in the pocket, that is considered their first place; afterwards, when they fell from there, they no longer carry any danger.
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