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אורח חיים תרי״גOrach Chayim 613

Siman 613 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 12 se'ifim

הלכות יום הכיפוריםLaws of Yom Kippur· siman 613

Se’if 1א׳

אָסוּר לִרְחֹץ בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, בֵּין בְּחַמִּין בֵּין בְּצוֹנֵן; וַאֲפִלּוּ לְהוֹשִׁיט אֶצְבָּעוֹ בַּמַּיִם, אָסוּר. וְאִם הָיוּ יָדָיו אוֹ רַגְלָיו אוֹ שְׁאָר גּוּפוֹ מְלֻכְלָכִים בְּטִיט אוֹ בְּצוֹאָה, אוֹ שֶׁנָּטַף דָּם מֵחוֹטְמוֹ, מֻתָּר לְרָחֲצָם; שֶׁלֹּא אָסְרוּ אֶלָּא רְחִיצָה שֶׁל תַּעֲנוּג.

It is forbidden to bathe on the Day of Atonement, whether in hot water or in cold; and even to put one's finger into water is forbidden. And if his hands or his feet or the rest of his body were soiled with mud or with excrement, or blood dripped from his nose, it is permitted to wash them, for they forbade only washing for pleasure.

Se’if 2ב׳

נוֹטֵל אָדָם יָדָיו שַׁחֲרִית וּמְבָרֵךְ עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם, וְיִזָּהֵר שֶׁלֹּא יִטֹּל אֶלָּא עַד סוֹף קִשְׁרֵי אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו וְלֹא יְכַוֵּן לַהֲנָאַת רְחִיצָה רַק לְהַעֲבִיר הָרוּחַ רָעָה מֵעַל הַיָּדַיִם (הַגָּהוֹת מַיְמוֹנִי).

A man washes his hands in the morning and recites the blessing over the washing of the hands; and he should take care to wash only up to the end of the knuckles of his fingers, and he should not intend the pleasure of washing but only to remove the evil spirit from the hands (Hagahot Maimoni).

Se’if 3ג׳

אִם הִטִּיל מַיִם וְשִׁפְשֵׁף בְּיָדוֹ, אוֹ עָשָׂה צְרָכָיו וְקִנֵּחַ, מֻתָּר לִרְחֹץ דַּהֲוָה לֵיהּ יָדָיו מְלֻכְלָכוֹת וְרוֹחֵץ עַד סוֹף קִשְׁרֵי אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו; וְאִם רוֹצֶה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל, אֲפִלּוּ לֹא קִנֵּחַ נָמֵי מֻתָּר לִטֹּל עַד סוֹף קִשְׁרֵי אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו. הַגָּה: וְכֵן כֹּהֵן הָעוֹלֶה לַדּוּכָן נוֹטֵל יָדָיו, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן טְהוֹרוֹת, דְּכָל רֹב רְחִיצָה שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְכַוֵּן בָּהּ לְתַעֲנוּג, מֻתֶּרֶת (הַגָּהוֹת מַיְמוֹנִי פ"ג מֵהִלְכוֹת יוֹם כִּפּוּר וּמַהֲרִי"ל); וְלָכֵן אֲפִלּוּ בָּא מִן הַדֶּרֶךְ וְרַגְלָיו כֵּהוֹת, מֻתָּר לְרָחֲצָן (בֵּית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם הַגָּהוֹת מַיְמוֹנִי וּסְמַ"ג וְטוּר הִלְכוֹת תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב).

If he urinated and rubbed with his hand, or relieved himself and wiped, it is permitted to wash, since his hands are soiled, and he washes up to the end of the knuckles of his fingers; and if he wishes to pray, even if he did not wipe, it is also permitted to wash up to the end of the knuckles of his fingers. Hagah [Rema]: And likewise a priest who goes up to the platform washes his hands, even though they are clean, since any washing in which he does not intend pleasure is permitted (Hagahot Maimoni, chapter 3 of the Laws of the Day of Atonement, and Maharil); and therefore even one who has come from the road and whose feet are weary is permitted to wash them (Beit Yosef in the name of Hagahot Maimoni and Semag and Tur, Laws of the Ninth of Av).

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