Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- General Questions
- Halacha
- Netilat Yadayim - Hand Washing
- General Questions
Question
As a nurse attending a dead person is it enough to wash hands afterwards?
Answer
Yes, it is customary to wash as when getting up in the morning, three times alternately over both hands. No other procedure is common.

non Jewish person at Jewish funeral
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 30, 5785

Speaking to the Dead for Jew & Gentile
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 14, 5781

Visiting at the end of Shiva
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 14 Iyyar 5767




