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Can one wash netilas yadayim in a sink full of dishes?


The netilas yadayim water should be poured into a utensil or sink and not on the floor. One may pour it into a sink full of dishes, as long as he washes off the netilas yadayim water. Water that is poured onto the ground can cause damage to those who step on it, due to the ruach ra’ah mixed into the water. If it spilled on a tiled floor, it is sufficient to wipe up the spill without rewashing the floor. Some poskim say that if the water was poured in a permissible area (i.e. a place where people generally do not walk), people will not be damaged if they happen to walk on it. Since the water was poured out permissibly, it loses its ability to cause damage.

[שו"ע ד, ח-ט, ומשנ"ב כא; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 29 ,30 ו־33]




Can one wash netilas yadayim by submerging his hands in a bucket of water?



Shulchon Aruch rules that submerging one’s hands in a utensil filled with water is sufficient for the halachic aspect of netilas yadayim. It is not effective in removing ruach ra’ah, however. He is unsure whether the ruach ra’ah can be removed by dipping the hands in three different utensils. Therefore, one must pour the water l’chatchilah. If he is unable to pour the water, his hands should be submerged in three different areas of a utensil containing water. Some say that any water which is connected to the ground does not become defiled through ruach ra’ah. Therefore, one may submerge his hands in a mikvah, river, spring, or pile of snow to remove ruach ra’ah.

[שו"ע ד, יב, ומשנ"ב כה; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 36]




Does one need to wash if he was awake the whole night?


The poskim discuss whether a person must wash netilas yadayim in the morning if he was up all night. This question pertains to both the takanah of netilas yadayim and to the issue of ruach ra’ahRema rules that one should wash without a brocha. Others rule that a brocha should be said. If one uses the bathroom prior to washing, the Achronim agree that he should say a brocha. Therefore, if one did not go to sleep (e.g. Shavous night) he should go to the bathroom, wash netilas yadayim and recite a brocha. A similar halacha applies if a person sleeps at the beginning of the night and wakes up well before dawn. Prior to davening he should use the restroom, wash netilas yadayim and recite a brocha.

[שו"ע ד, יג, משנ"ב כט-ל, וביה"ל ד"ה כל]
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