May one wash dishes on Shabbat, and until when?
Synopsis
Dishes may be washed on Shabbat only if they are still needed that day. After the third meal, dishes may not be washed. Drinking vessels may be washed all day since drinking has no fixed time. Even multiple vessels may be washed if one might use any of them.
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