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1)It is permitted to add cold milk which has been pasteurized into a Kli Sheini containing hot liquid above Yad Soledes Bo as their pasteurization is considered cooking and thus they are like any other cooked liquid which may be added to a Kli Sheini containing hot liquid. (See Mishna Berura Siman 318:31 and Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 1:55 and footnote 157)
2) Freshly ground coffee beans which have not been processed at all may not be added to hot water on Shabbos, even in a Kli Shlishi or higher as long as the water is Yad Soledes Bo. (Chazon Ish Siman 52:19. See also Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 1:57)
Instant coffee, however, (as well as instant tea and sugar) which has been cooked during its processing, may be added to hot water in a Kli Sheini, according to many Poskim. (Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal ruled this way as quoted in Sefer MeOr HaShabbos Vol. 3 42:2. Many other Poskim rule this way as well based on the Mishna Berura Siman 318:71)
However, some Poskim require a Kli Shlishi for instant coffee, as although it is cooked, it undergoes an additional dry heat process which will give it a status of baked, and thus due to problems of Yesh Bishul Achar Afiyah, placing it in a Kli Sheini will be problematic. (Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita rules to be stringent with this if possible; ibid footnote 76. See also Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 4 Siman 74; Bishul 15, Shu"t Minchas Yitzchok Vol. 1 Siman 55 and Shu"t Be'er Moshe Vol. 2 Siman 21)
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Reader's Question:
One thing I always get confused with- Sometimes it happens that my obligations to wash netilas yadayim after going to the bathroom and to wash netilas yadayim for hamotzi coincide.
What is the correct process?
Do I wash my hands once or twice?
Do I say Asher Yatzar first or al netilas yadayim first?
Answer:
There are a few different options regarding one who uses the bathroom and now wants to wash for bread.
The Shulchan Aruch (Siman 165:1) rules that the hands should be washed, Asher Yatzar recited and then the hands washed again and Al Netilas Yadayim recited. The Mishna Berura explains the reasoning of the Shulchan Aruch as follows: If the hands are washed only once, if Asher Yatzar is recited first followed immediately by Al netilas Yadayim, it will be a Hefsek between the washing and the Al Netilas Yadayim. If Al Netilas Yadayim is said first and Asher yatzar said immediately afterwards, it will be aHefsek between the Al Netilas Yadayim and the Hamotzi on the bread.
To say Al Netilas Yadayim, say Hamotzi and eat the bread and then say Asher Yatzar is also not proper, as Asher Yatzar should ideally be said immediately after exiting the restroom and washing the hands.
The Mishna Berura quotes some Poskim (including the Mogen Avraham) who say that the best thing is to wash the hands after the bathroom in a way that the washing will not be acceptable for eating bread (e.g. less than a revi'is, without a utensil etc.) and to recite Asher Yatzar and then to wash again a valid washing and recite Al Netilas Yadayim. This option is the most commonly accepted option amongst contemporary Poskim, as doing so avoids all the problems of Hefsek and also satisfies the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch. (See Halichos Shlomo, Tefilah, Perek 20:26)
The Mishna Berura then quotes other Poskim that maintain that saying Asher Yatzar between Al Netilas Yadayim and hamotzi is not a hefsek, and thus if one already washed a valid washing upon exiting the restroom he can B'dieved say Al Netilas Yadayim followed by Asher Yatzar followed by Hamotzi.
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