- Halacha
- Netilat Yadayim Before the Meal
Amen after washing before Hamotzi
Various Rabbis
20 Iyyar 5763
Question
After I wash for Hamotzi, should I or can I answer Amen to my friend’s Al Nitilat Yadayim?
Answer
One should be careful not to speak between the Netilat Yadayim and blessing Hamotzi. Answering Amen after a friend's Bracha or for Kaddish or Kedusha though, is permitted.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
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Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.
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