❓What is the law if one woke up in middle of the night, washed without a blessing, and then washed for bread with a blessing? May he say the blessing upon washing in the morning?
Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: August 7, 2026
What is the law if one woke up in middle of the night, washed without a blessing, and then washed for bread with a blessing? May he say the blessing upon washing in the morning?[1] No. In such a case one is to initially wash for bread in the same
What is the law if one woke up in middle of the night, washed without a blessing, and then washed for bread with a blessing? May he say the blessing upon washing in the morning?[1]
No. In such a case one is to initially wash for bread in the same way he washes upon awakening and recite a blessing having in mind also the morning washing.
[1] Orach Yisrael 1:3; Piskeiy Teshuvos 4 footnote 21 based on Ashel Avraham Butchach 4 [Mahadurah Tinyana] that one fulfills his obligation if he says the blessing of Netilas Yadayim when washing hands for bread.