Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Toilet and Bathroom
- Hand Washing
Question
After using the bathroom, do you first wash your hands with soap and water and THEN wash, NETILA, or the other way around?
Answer
After a bathroom visit there is no need for Netilah, a wash with soap and water is Halachacly sufficient. (SA OC 4, 7)

Asher Yatzar at Night
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 11 Tevet 5765

Torah in a bathroom under construction
Various Rabbis | 12 Adar I 5763

Washing after bathroom
Rabbi David Sperling | Kislev 14, 5772





