❓Must one wash his hands if he touched his shoelaces?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: August 10, 2026

Must one wash his hands if he touched his shoelaces?[1] Some Poskim are lenient to not require washing the hands if one merely touched the shoelaces. [1] Piskeiy Teshuvos 4:22 in name of Chazon Ish; Halichos Shlomo 20:18; Yabia Omer 5:1

Must one wash his hands if he touched his shoelaces?[1]

Some Poskim are lenient to not require washing the hands if one merely touched the shoelaces.

 

[1] Piskeiy Teshuvos 4:22 in name of Chazon Ish; Halichos Shlomo 20:18; Yabia Omer 5:1

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