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#Before pouring the water, the filled vessel should be picked up with the right hand and passed to the left hand. <ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 4:10, Ben Ish Hai, Toledot, Halacha 1; Kaf HaChaim 4:12 </ref> | #Before pouring the water, the filled vessel should be picked up with the right hand and passed to the left hand. <ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 4:10, Ben Ish Hai, Toledot, Halacha 1; Kaf HaChaim 4:12 </ref> | ||
#Even a lefty should begin by washing his right hand first.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 4:35, Artzot HaChaim 4:10, Halacha Brurah 4:22, Mishna Brurah 4:22 explains that the lefty should also follow the practice of a righty since it is reflective of how the middah of Chesed should increase.</ref> | #Even a lefty should begin by washing his right hand first.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 4:35, Artzot HaChaim 4:10, Halacha Brurah 4:22, Mishna Brurah 4:22 explains that the lefty should also follow the practice of a righty since it is reflective of how the middah of Chesed should increase.</ref> | ||
#One may not derive benefit from the water that one washed one's hands with.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 4:9, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 2:4. See Biur Halacha 338:8 s.v. assur how it is still considered usable.</ref> | #One may not derive benefit from the water that one washed one's hands with.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 4:9, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 2:4. See Biur Halacha 338:8 s.v. assur how it is still considered usable. Rav Ben Tzion Abba Shaul (Or Letzion 2:1:6) argues that nowadays we usually pour more than a reviit each time, so there is no ruach raah and one may recite berachot and learn Torah by the water.</ref> | ||
#One should wash one's hands with a bracha in the middle even if one only slept after Chatzot.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Shana Rishona, Toldot no. 16)</ref> | #One should wash one's hands with a bracha in the middle even if one only slept after Chatzot.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Shana Rishona, Toldot no. 16)</ref> | ||
# As a rabbinic mitzvah one should intention for the mitzvah of netilat yadayim when washing one's hands.<ref>Pri Megadim M"Z 4:15 writes that according to those who hold that there's no need for intention for rabbinic mitzvot then netilat yadayim doesn't need intention. According to those who hold that there is a need generally, potentially netilat yadayim shouldn't require intention since it is similar to tevilah which doesn't require intention (according to most, see S"A YD 198:48). However, the Pri Megadim distinguishes and says that only for optional mitzvot such as tevilah and shechita don't require kavana but netilat yadayim in the morning is an obligatory mitzvah and as such requires kavana. (This distinction of the Pri Megadim is highlighted by the Ramban Chullin 31b s.v. vha who says that mitzvot tzerichot kavana is for any obligatory mitzvah but not for a matir.) Yet, the Veyashev Hayam 1:2 (Rav Yakov Moshe Hillel) argues that it doesn't require kavana since it is less severe than tevilah and even tevilah doesn't require intention. This is relevant to the practice of the Chaye Adam (cited by Biur Halacha 4:1) to wash twice, once before going to the bathroom and once afterwards.</ref> | # As a rabbinic mitzvah one should intention for the mitzvah of netilat yadayim when washing one's hands.<ref>Pri Megadim M"Z 4:15 writes that according to those who hold that there's no need for intention for rabbinic mitzvot then netilat yadayim doesn't need intention. According to those who hold that there is a need generally, potentially netilat yadayim shouldn't require intention since it is similar to tevilah which doesn't require intention (according to most, see S"A YD 198:48). However, the Pri Megadim distinguishes and says that only for optional mitzvot such as tevilah and shechita don't require kavana but netilat yadayim in the morning is an obligatory mitzvah and as such requires kavana. (This distinction of the Pri Megadim is highlighted by the Ramban Chullin 31b s.v. vha who says that mitzvot tzerichot kavana is for any obligatory mitzvah but not for a matir.) Yet, the Veyashev Hayam 1:2 (Rav Yakov Moshe Hillel) argues that it doesn't require kavana since it is less severe than tevilah and even tevilah doesn't require intention. This is relevant to the practice of the Chaye Adam (cited by Biur Halacha 4:1) to wash twice, once before going to the bathroom and once afterwards.</ref> | ||
