Must one who eats using a fork (magrefah) wash their hands?
Synopsis
Whether use of a fork or pronged utensil exempts one from hand-washing requirement. All sources require washing even when using utensils.
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When water is not available within four mils ahead or one mil behind, may one eat bread without washing hands?
7 opinions
May one wrap only one hand with cloth if eating with one hand only?
4 opinions
When water is unavailable, must the bread/food be dipped in liquid, or may one eat dry bread after wrapping hands with cloth?
3 opinions
Must the person serving food (feeding others) wash their hands before touching the food?
2 opinions
Must the person eating wash their hands, even if someone else is putting the food into their mouth and they do not touch it?
2 opinions
Is it forbidden to feed someone who has not washed their hands?
5 opinions
Is there a difference in prohibition between giving food from the server's own food versus the eater's own food?
2 opinions
What is the status of cloth-wrapping as legitimate nettilat yadayim (hand-washing) when water is unavailable?
2 opinions
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When an eruv is invalidated and someone comes to fix it using a different type of food than the original, and the original food is completely gone, must he notify the residents if he uses their food? What if he uses his own food?
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