If one washed and plans on going back to sleep, must one prepare Negel Vasser again for the next time he wakes up?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: June 17, 2026

Yes. When one washes his hands in middle of the night, and he plans to return to sleep, he is to prepare new water for the morning.1

Yes. When one washes his hands in middle of the night, and he plans to return to sleep, he is to prepare new water for the morning.1


  1. As the spirit of impurity will once again reside on his hands upon him returning to sleep before Alos. If however it is already past Alos and one plans to return to sleep then there is no need to prepare new water just like is the law regarding one who sleeps during the day. ↩
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