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#One can touch food by the use of a cloth intervening between one's hand and the food.<ref>Chaye Adam 2:2 cited by Yabia Omer 4:1</ref>
#One can touch food by the use of a cloth intervening between one's hand and the food.<ref>Chaye Adam 2:2 cited by Yabia Omer 4:1</ref>
#A person shouldn't touch sefarim before washing his hands. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 4:33</ref>
#A person shouldn't touch sefarim before washing his hands. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 4:33</ref>
#A person should not touch one's mouth, nose, ears, or eyes before washing hands in the morning.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 4:3. Halacha Brurah 4:23 says we're machmir not to even touch these areas even just the skin on the outside.</ref>
#A person should not touch one's mouth, nose, ears, or eyes before washing hands in the morning.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 4:3. Halacha Brurah 4:23 says we're machmir not to even touch these areas even just the skin on the outside.</ref> If possible one shouldn't even touch one's eyelids before washing Netilat Yadayim.<ref>Mishna Brurah 4:12 writes that if possible one shouldn't even touch one's eyelids before washing Netilat Yadayim. The Chida in [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=7733&st=&pgnum=4 Shiurei Bracha 4:3] writes that although the Yavetz was lenient about touching the eyelids he is incorrect. The Sefer Chasidim 155 implies that it is an issue.</ref>


==When Does One Need to Wash Hands?==
==When Does One Need to Wash Hands?==