{"id":8184,"date":"2016-02-05T00:04:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T22:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8184"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:30:05","slug":"03-05-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-05-04\/","title":{"rendered":"04. The Time to Recite Al Netilat Yadayim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The correct time to recite \u201c<\/span>al netilat yadayim<\/span><\/i>\u201d is immediately after washing and before drying one\u2019s hands. However, the general rule regarding all <\/span>berakhot<\/span><\/i> recited upon the performance of <\/span>mitzvot<\/span><\/i>, is to recite the <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> first and then perform the mitzva. Hence, we make a <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> on the separation of the <\/span>\u0125alla<\/span><\/i> (<\/span>hafrashat \u0125alla<\/span><\/i>) before separating and make a <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> on the <\/span>mezuza<\/span><\/i> before affixing it to the doorpost. Yet, regarding <\/span>netilat yadayim<\/span><\/i>, the law is different. Since it is inappropriate to recite the <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> while one\u2019s hands are unclean, its recitation is delayed until after the washing. Therefore, immediately after washing, even before drying one\u2019s hands, the <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> must be recited. <\/span><\/p>\n

In actuality, the <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> is usually not recited immediately following the first washing upon waking. This is because people generally need to relieve themselves upon waking up and one should not recite a <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> while having to tend to one\u2019s bodily needs. Furthermore, according to Rosh, the washing was instituted to prepare the person for prayer; therefore, one is obligated to recite a <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> on <\/span>netilat yadayim <\/span><\/i>before praying. Hence, after relieving oneself in the morning, one washes her hands again but need not wash three times alternating, since the <\/span>ru\u2019a\u0125 ra\u2019ah<\/span><\/i> was removed the first time she washed. She then recites the <\/span>berakha<\/span><\/i> before drying them. One who does not need to relieve herself in the morning should recite the <\/span>berakha <\/span><\/i>on the first washing<\/span> <\/i>immediately upon waking up (SA<\/span> <\/i>6:2; MB 4:4). 1<\/a><\/sup> <\/span><\/p>\n

Le-khat\u0125ila<\/span><\/i> it is preferable to recite <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Amida<\/span><\/i> soon after waking up. First, it is proper to thank God by reciting <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i> at the very beginning of the day. Likewise, it is best to pray the <\/span>Amida<\/span><\/i> before becoming involved in other matters (see below, 8:4). Additionally, it is not appropriate to have a long break between the <\/span>berakha <\/span><\/i>of <\/span>al netilat yadayim<\/span><\/i> and the<\/span> Amida<\/span><\/i>, for some <\/span>poskim<\/span><\/i> maintain that the washing was essentially instituted as preparation for prayer (Rosh). Even a woman who does not pray in the morning because she is involved in household concerns should at least recite <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i> immediately after rising and washing her hands, so that her <\/span>netilat yadayim <\/span><\/i>will be considered preparation for <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

A woman who wakes up before dawn must wash her hands, recite <\/span>al netilat yadayim<\/span><\/i>, and then recite all <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i>. This is if she wakes up after <\/span>\u0125atzot<\/span><\/i> (halakhic midnight). However, before <\/span>\u0125atzot<\/span><\/i> it is forbidden to recite <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i>, and therefore she may not recite <\/span>al netilat yadayim<\/span><\/i> either. Instead, she waits until after <\/span>\u0125atzot<\/span><\/i>, and after she uses the bathroom she washes her hands and recites <\/span>al netilat yadayim <\/span><\/i>as well as the remaining <\/span>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i>. 2<\/a><\/sup> <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. MB 4:4, based on MA, states that one who wakes up and needs to relieve herself must first wash her hands three times without a berakha in order to remove the ru\u2019a\u0125 ra\u2019ah from upon them. After relieving herself, she must wash her hands with a berakha because, according to Rosh, the morning washing with a berakha was instituted as preparation for prayer. However, R. Ovadia Yosef (Halakha Berura 4:4; Berur Halakha 4:4) rules that one should first relieve herself in the bathroom and then wash her hands three times so that the berakha will be on the first washing of the day, for that is the more correct way according to Rashba. Moreover, if one has a great need to relieve herself, to the point where if she abstained she would be transgressing the prohibition \u201cDo not abominate yourself\u201d (\u201cbal teshaktzu\u201d) the law is that one must relieve herself first and only after that wash her hands. It is possible to retort that there is no concern for \u201cbal teshaktzu\u201d in such a case, since washing one\u2019s hands takes so little time. The practical custom follows the opinion of MB and the kabbalists, so that ru\u2019a\u0125 ra\u2019ah can be quickly removed. Regarding the berakha before drying one\u2019s hands, see Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim 4:8. According to the Ashkenazic practice, one may delay reciting the berakha and combine it with Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar. Nevertheless, it is best to recite it immediately following the performance of the mitzva, as per MB 6:9. ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In Peninei Halakha: Prayer, ch. 8 n. 3, a dispute among the A\u0125aronim is recorded, concerning how a man should act if he wakes up much earlier than the time to pray and he knows that he will need to relieve himself again before praying. Some say that according to Rashba he must recite the blessing on the washing closest to his sleep, whereas according to Rosh, he must recite the blessing on the washing closest to prayer. I maintain that it is best to recite the blessing on the washing closest to sleep. Certainly women, for whom the obligation to pray Sha\u0125arit is not definite, should preferably recite the blessing on the washing closest to sleep as part of Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar (based on the explanation given above, n. 1).<\/span>\n

    Regarding when one who woke up after \u0125atzot for a few hours and then went back to sleep until morning should recite Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar, see below, 6:6. ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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