❓Must one wash his hands if he removed his shoe without using his hands?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: August 10, 2026

Must one wash his hands if he removed his shoe without using his hands?[1] No. [1] Admur 4:18 “hand”; M”A 4:19; Shiyurei Kneses Hagedola 128:4; Elya Raba 4:13; Mamar Mordechai 4:9; Chayeh Adam 2:5; Kaf Hachaim 4:69; Nimukeiy Orach Chaim 4:3 Other Opinions: Olas Tamid 4:12

Must one wash his hands if he removed his shoe without using his hands?[1]

No.

 

[1] Admur 4:18 “hand”; M”A 4:19; Shiyurei Kneses Hagedola 128:4; Elya Raba 4:13; Mamar Mordechai 4:9; Chayeh Adam 2:5; Kaf Hachaim 4:69; Nimukeiy Orach Chaim 4:3

Other Opinions: Olas Tamid 4:12 [brought in Peri Megadim 4 A”A 19; Ashel Avraham Butchach] rules one is required to wash his hands after removing the shoes even if he did not use his hands. We do not rule like this opinion.

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