Must one wash his hands after touching a new shoe that has never been worn?<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a>
No. Thus one is not required to wash his hands after touching new shoes in a store.
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<a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> Ben Ish Chaiy Toldos 17; Kaf Hachaim 4:71; Mor Uketzia; Daas Torah; Shearim Hametzuyanim 2:9; Poskim mentioned in Piskeiy Teshuvos 4 footnote 214

Shulchan Aruch HaRav | ❓Must one wash his hands after touching a new shoe that has never been worn?

Must one wash his hands after touching a new shoe that has never been worn?[1] No. Thus one is not required to wash his hands after touching new shoes in a store. [1] Ben Ish Chaiy Toldos 17; Kaf Hachaim 4:71; Mor Uketzia; Daas Torah; Shearim Hametzuyanim 2:9; Poskim