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The Gemara in Pesachim states that even though one has already washed his hands before eating the
Karpas, one must wash his hands again before the beracha of hamotzee because he experienced a lapse of
concentration (hesach hada’at) in between while reciting the Haggada and Hallel.

h Masechet Pesachim 115b :וטק םיחספ תכסמ . 35

Why do I need two washings of the hands? He has already אשמ אה ?ינמיז ירת םידי תליטנ יל המל…
washed his hands once. They say in response: Since he needs יעבד ןויכ :ירמא !אנמיז אדח הידי היל
to recite the Haggada and Hallel in between the two dippings, יחוסא אמליד – אלילהו אתדגא רמימל
perhaps he will divert his thoughts and his hands will touch a .עגנו היתעדל היחסא
ritually impure object.

The Rishonim write though that if one guarded his hands carefully and ensured they didn’t touch anything
unclean, he does not have to wash again.

r Shibolei Haleket, | טקלה ילובש רפס . 36
Seder Pesach 218 חיר ןמיס חספ רדס
Since the reason is dependent on a lapse of concentration, if it is רורב םא תעדה חסהב םעטה הלתש ןויכו
clear to him that he guarded his hands well and didn’t touch holy יבתכב עגנ אלו בטיה וידי רמישש ול
scripture or other things that render his hands impure, he doesn’t תא ןיאמטמה םירבד ראשב וא שדוקה
need to wash his hands again, for his hands are still pure from the ירהש וידי לוטילו רוזחל ךירצ וניא םידיה
first washing.
.הנושאר הליטנמ תורוהט וידי

Nevertheless, the Beit Yosef rules that one should not follow this, in order not to nullify the decree of the
Sages.

r Beit Yosef, Orach Chaim 475 העת ןמיס ח״וא | ףסוי תיב . 37
It seems to me that one shouldn’t do this intentionally, in order תנקת לטבל אלש ,ךכב ןיוכל ןיאד ,יל הארנו
not to nullify a decree of the Sages, who instituted to wash [one’s .חספ לילב םיימעפ לוטיל ונקתש םימכח
hands] two times on the night of Pesach.

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