Does distraction of the mind (hesech hada'at) invalidate intermediate handwashing?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that distraction of the mind does not invalidate intermediate washing as it does final washing, because one still intends to eat and hands must remain watched. The MB clarifies this means distraction from guarding first-washing, not from intermediate washing itself.
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