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אורח חיים קנ״חOrach Chayim 158

Siman 158 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 13 se'ifim

הלכות נטילת ידיםLaws of Washing One's Hands for a Meal· siman 158

Se’if 1א׳

כְּשֶׁיָּבֹא לֶאֱכֹל פַּת שֶׁמְּבָרְכִין עָלָיו: הַמּוֹצִיא, יִטֹּל יָדָיו אֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ לָהֶם שׁוּם טֻמְאָה, וִיבָרֵךְ: עַל נְטִילַת יָדָיִם. אֲבָל לְפַת שֶׁאֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו הַמּוֹצִיא, כְּגוֹן לַחְמָנִיּוֹת (פִּי' סטורט"י בְּלַעַ"ז) דַּקּוֹת, אוֹ פַּת הַבָּאָה בְּכִסְנִין (פי' פַּת עֲשׂוּיָה עִם צוקארו וּשְׁקֵדִים וֶאֱגוֹזִים), וְאֵינוֹ קוֹבֵעַ סְעוּדָתוֹ עֲלֵיהֶם, אֵין צָרִיךְ נְטִילַת יָדַיִם.

When one comes to eat bread that we bless on it "HaMotzi", one should wash their hands, even if one does not know that [your hands] have any impurity, one should bless: "al n'tilat yadayim"/"regarding washing of hands". But bread that we do not bless "HaMotzi" on it, for example, little rolls, (explanation: satorti in another language), or bread that comes as dumplings (explanation: bread that is made with sugar, almonds, and nuts), and one does not establish a meal with them, one does not need to wash their hands.

Se’if 2ב׳

יֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר שֶׁאִם אֵינוֹ אוֹכֵל אֶלָּא פָּחוֹת מִכַּבֵּיצָה, יִטֹּל יָדָיו וְלֹא יְבָרֵךְ.

Some say that if one is only eating an amount that's less than [the equivalent of] an egg, wash your hands and don't say a blessing.

Se’if 3ג׳

אִם אוֹכֵל פָּחוֹת מִכַּזַּיִת, יֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר שֶׁאֵין צָרִיךְ נְטִילָה.

If one is only eating an amount that's less than [the equivalent of] an olive, some say that you don't need to wash [at all.]

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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