❓ Question: May Gentiles touch food prior to the morning washing?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: May 29, 2026

There is no need to beware from a gentile touching one’s food or drink prior to washing hands after awakening, as the evil spirit does not reside on the hands of gentiles, as will be explained in the next Halacha.

There is no need to beware from a gentile touching one’s food or drink prior to washing hands after awakening, as the evil spirit does not reside on the hands of gentiles, as will be explained in the next Halacha.


  1. Basra 4:2 ↩
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