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Chayei Adam - K’lal 145 - Laws of Yom Kippur

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rather only to remove the impurities from his hands. One should be careful to
wash only below the knuckles since [washing] is only permitted in order to
remove the ruach ra’ah which is [considered] like dirty with excrement, and the
tumah only rests on the fingers.

]11[ If one urinated and wiped the drops and certainly if he had a bowel
movement and wiped himself, he may wash his hands at any point during the day
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because they are considered dirty from excrement. If he wants to daven it is
permitted [to wash them] even if he didn’t wipe himself. Nevertheless, it is proper
to wipe himself after urinating in order to avoid [this matter which is]
disputed. Any of these time he washes, it is only until the knuckles. However
when the kohanim go up to say birkas kohanim, they wash until the wrists. 23

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21. Chayei Adam’s note: See Biur R’ Yossi responded “and if not, you should
HaGra 613:6 who writes that bathing is die?”, seemingly indicating that anointing or
forbidden. See there what he writes in the bathing on Yom Kippur is only permitted in a
name of the Yerushalmi and see the case of danger. This seems to indicate that
Nishmas Adam what we have written about washing one’s hands is in fact forbidden and
this. the Rambam rules that no beracha is recited
Tosfos (Yoma 77b) writes that on Yom on washing one’s hands on Yom Kippur. The
Kippur, one may certainly wash his hands in Biur HaGra however writes that the halacha
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the morning to remove the impurities or ruach does not follow the ruling of the Yerushalmi
ra’ah that remain on a person’s fingertips and the Rambam rules not to wash on
when he wakes up, since only pleasure because he understands that there is no ruach
bathing is forbidden. Furthermore, since one ra’ah on Yom Kippur and therefore no need to
may not touch his eyes, ears, nose or mouth be careful. The Chayei Adam himself, in
before washing his hands (Shabbos 108; see Nishmas Adam offers another approach and
Shulchan Aruch O.C. 4:3 and Chayei Adam vol. suggests that R’ Yossi’s comment (‘you should
1 2:2) one would have to be careful of this the die?’) was made sarcastically, thus reconciling
entire day, which is considered no less than the Talmud Yerushalmi with the accepted
great discomfort. However, Talmud understanding that washing one’s hands is
Yerushalmi records that Shmuel bar Abba indeed permitted. However, as the Chayei
asked R’ Yossi if he could anoint or wash his Adam himself writes, since the tumah only
head that had broken out in painful acne, and remains on the fingertips, one may not wash

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