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1)After washing for Netilas Yadayim, while the hands are still wet, it is important to be careful not to touch (or be touched by) someone who did not yet wash their hands [properly].
If the wet hands were indeed touched by someone who did not yet wash, you must dry your hands and re-wash them without a Bracha.
2) If the hands were already dried when they were touched by someone who didn't wash, there is no need to rewash the hands. (See Mishna Berura 162:56. See also Shulchan Aruch HaRav 162:13)
If two people who washed their hands [properly] touch each other's hands, even while still wet, there is no need for them to re-wash. (See Aruch HaShulchan 162:17)
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QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER:
Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and my Answers. Taken from the Q & A page on the Halacha For Today website. For study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha. Questions can be emailed to Halacha For Today)
Reader's Question:
Would I be allowed to say Shir Hashirim at night for it to be counted as the next day, or can a person only say it during the day? Also, am I allowed to say shir Hashirim for 40 days on my own, even though I'm not saying it with a group?
My Answer:
Is your question regarding the saying of Shir Hashirim at night in general? (which is definitely allowed. See Maseches Sofrim Perek 14 Halacha 18) or is your question if saying at night is considered like saying the next day? (which it is, as the day begins at night in Jewish law)
You may say Shir Hashirim as many times and for as many days as you like, on your own. No group is necessary. The whole saying of Shir HaShirim (or Tehilim or anything else) for 40 days is a "segulah" and not a Halacha.
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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