Blessings · Orach Chaim 166

Washing for Dipped Foods

4 questions · 14 opinions

Is one required to be careful not to pause (hefsek) between washing hands (netilat yadayim) and reciting Hamotzi?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Interval Between Washing and…

What is the minimum duration of a pause between netilat yadayim and Hamotzi that constitutes a halakhic hefsek (interruption)?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Duration Threshold for Hefsek

May one speak between netilat yadayim and Hamotzi, and does the type of speech matter?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Speech as Hefsek Between Was…

May one recite a personal prayer for sustenance (tefillat parnassah) between netilat yadayim and Hamotzi if one forgot to do so before washing?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Permitted Interruptions Betw…