Netilat Yadayim in Preparation for Davening: Difference between revisions

# If one doesn’t have water in order to wash [[Netilat Yadayim]] before [[Shacharit]] (and one hasn’t washed yet since [[waking up]]) or for [[Netilat Yadayim]] for [[Mincha]] or [[Maariv]], if one knows that one’s hands are unclean because of going to the bathroom or touching an unclean area, then if one was traveling one must travel up to 4 [[mil]] to get to water, or up to 1 [[mil]] if one has to go backwards for water. If one was at home one only has to travel up to 1 [[mil]]. <Ref>S”A 92:4 writes that if one doesn’t have water for [[Netilat Yadayim]] for [[Shacharit]] one must travel 4 [[mil]] or go back 1 [[mil]]. Mishna Brurah 233:20 adds that prior to [[Mincha]] or [[Maariv]] if one knows that one’s hands are dirty because one touched an unclean area or went to the bathroom, the same rule of traveling for water applies. Mishna Brurah 92:18 writes that one who is sitting at home only has to travel up to 1 [[mil]]. </ref>

# However, if one already washed upon arising and then had an interruption of a while to remove one’s thoughts from keeping one’s hands clean before [[Shacharit]] or prior to [[Mincha]] or [[Maariv]], then if there’s no water available then one only has to rub one’s hands on something that cleans them. <Ref> S”A 92:5 with Mishna Brurah 92:23, 26 and S”A 233:2 with Mishna Brurah 233:20 </ref>

==Procedure for washing==

# The washing should be done with a Kli. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot  92:7 </ref>

# If one washed for [[Mincha]] and didn’t remove one’s thoughts from keeping one’s clean, one doesn’t need to wash against before [[Mariv]]. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 233:16, Ishei Yisrael 27:23 </ref>