Reasons for Morning Netilas Yadayim

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Washing netilas yadayim in the morning has simple reasons and deeper ones. The Mishnah Berurah brings two from Rishonim: busy hands may have touched an unclean place, and the Rashba's picture of a kohen beginning his avodah. Going deeper, the Beis Yosef brings from the Zohar that the night's tumah leaves through the fingers and toes, and the Be'er Mayim Chaim places the bracha on the kedusha received when the hands are lifted.

Key points

• A Rishon has us wash for Krias Shema and davening, since busy hands may have touched an unclean place.
• The Rashba compares the morning washing to a kohen washing before his avodah in the Beis HaMikdash.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Thanking Hashem for the returned neshama
2. 2:10When to say the bracha
3. 3:29Two simple reasons for washing
4. 9:48Zohar on the tumah of the night
5. 14:40Derech Hashem on day and night
6. 19:02Be'er Mayim Chaim on the bracha
7. 25:53Walking four amos before washing
8. 30:03Strength of my hands, one more reason

Topics

• Netilas Yadayim
• Tefillah
• Tumah
• Kedusha