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==Washing hands after going to the bathroom==
==Washing hands after going to the bathroom==
# After going to the bathroom one must wash his hands (three times switching off) without a bracha. <Ref>S”A 7:1 writes that one does not make a bracha on the washing after going to the bathroom. Mishna Brurah 7:3 confirms it even though many disagree. </ref>
# After going to the bathroom one must wash his hands (three times switching off) without a bracha. <Ref>S”A 7:1 writes that one does not make a bracha on the washing after going to the bathroom. Mishna Brurah 7:3 confirms it even though many disagree. </ref>
# If one’s hands didn’t get dirty at all then there’s no obligation to wash hands because of going to the bathroom, rather there is an obligation to wash in preparing for Tefilah (Mincha and Maariv). <ref> S"A 7:2 </ref>
# If one’s hands didn’t get dirty at all then there’s no obligation to wash hands in order to say Asher Yatzer but rather one should still wash for cleanliness. <ref> S"A 7:2 </ref> If one doesn't have water one may still make the bracha of Asher Yatzer. <ref>Mishna Brurah 7:5 </ref>
==Inappropriate behavior in a bathroom==
==Inappropriate behavior in a bathroom==
# One shouldn’t eat in a bathroom. <Ref>Bear Hetiev 3:2 </ref>
# One shouldn’t eat in a bathroom. <Ref>Bear Hetiev 3:2 </ref>