Your question: I have a bandage on my hand—a bandage that can be removed—but must I remove it every time I need to wash my hands? May I enter the restroom wearing a glove and then throw it away? Would that help? It is important to me to fulfill the obligation properly, and not merely after the fact… It is just difficult for me… to reapply the bandage each time… Thank you, and I would appreciate an answer…
Shalom u’vracha, A. For washing the hands after entering a restroom, you do not need to remove the bandage, even if a small part of the hand is uncovered. B. For washing the hands in the morning upon rising from sleep, it is preferable to remove it, but this is not obligatory. C. For washing the hands before a meal, the bandage must be removed if there is no wound or pain, or if one normally removes it during the day. However, if there is a wound and removing it is very painful, it need not be removed for this washing either.
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