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

]12[ If one’s feet are tired [from travelling] he may wash them since he doesn’t
do so for pleasure. 24

]13[ One who is very unsettled without rinsing his face with water, may
technically do so, except that we are accustomed to being stringent not to wash
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even the eyes. Nevertheless, if there is dirt on the eyes, it has the same status as
if it is dirty with mud, which is permitted [to wash]. It is forbidden to soak a cloth
in water from before Yom Kippur, and dry it out a bit in order to use it to cool off
or wipe one’s face on Yom Kippur, out of concern lest it not be dry enough and
one will violate [the prohibition of] squeezing. 26

]14[ One who travels for the sake of a mitzva may cross through water. 27

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]15[ One who is ill, even if not dangerously ill, may wash himself normally.
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Similarly, a bride may wash her face within thirty days of her marriage.

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24. Talmud Yerushalmi 26. The gemara (Yoma 78a) reports that
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on erev Tisha b’Av, R’ Yehoshua ben Levi would
25. The Tur cites the opinion of one of the soak a cloth in water, and let it dry out a bit
geonim who permitted a delicate person who over night and then wipe his face with it the
is not settled until he washes his face to do so next morning. On erev Yom Kippur, he would
as this is not considered bathing for pleasure. do the same thing, but wring out the cloth so
Nevertheless, the Maharil writes that we are it should dry well, lest he come to squeeze it
stringent in the matter and forbid washing out on Yom Kippur, which is prohibited as a
even the eyes which borders on refuah melacha of laundering. Although then, it
should be permitted provided one wrings out
(healing) and the Rema codifies this as the towel well, Rashi and the Rif record a
halacha. See, however the Aruch Hashulchan different version, where R’ Yehoshua didn’t
who understands that the opinion cited by the soak the towel for Yom Kippur, but merely
Tur never permitted a delicate person to rinse used it to dry his hands, allowing it to absorb a
his face with water, but only to wipe it with a little water. Based on this version, the Rema
slightly damp cloth. (If washing his face is a forbids soaking a towel before yom tov, lest it
bona fide refuah, then it is certainly permitted remain wet and he comes to squeeze it.
even according to the custom of the Maharil.) Clearly though, one may dry his hands and

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