When water is not available within four mils ahead or one mil behind, may one eat bread without washing hands?
Synopsis
Whether one may eat bread without ritual hand-washing when water is distant. The Shulchan Aruch permits wiping with cloth and eating; authorities debate the precise conditions and alternative methods.
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