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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Some poskim hold that it is permitted to use a bar of soap on Shabbat because one doesn&amp;#039;t intend of smoothing out the bar of soap or creating any soap suds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ovadia Yosef (Sh&amp;quot;t Yechave Daat 2:50), it is permitted to use a bar of soap or liquid soap on [[shabbat]] because one has no intention of changing anything. One only intends clean what he is washing. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On the opposite extreme some poskim hold that it is forbidden to use either bar or liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (Sh&amp;quot;t Igrot Moshe OC 1:113) it is forbidden to use a bar of soap and it is forbidden to use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, according to the majority of poskim, one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ben-Zion Abba-Shaul (Sh&amp;quot;t Or Litzion 2:35:5), one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]. [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=932 Rabbi Eli Mansour], Aruch Hashulchan 326:11, and Ketzot Hashulchan 146:32 agree. Kitzur Hilchot [[Shabbat]] pg. 74 says this is the common practice. See also Shemirat Shabbat Kihilchita 14:16. [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)] explained that it is questionable to forbid using a liquid soap since the resultant sods created &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;very temporary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Some poskim hold that it is permitted to use a bar of soap on Shabbat because one doesn&amp;#039;t intend of smoothing out the bar of soap or creating any soap suds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ovadia Yosef (Sh&amp;quot;t Yechave Daat 2:50), it is permitted to use a bar of soap or liquid soap on [[shabbat]] because one has no intention of changing anything. One only intends &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;clean what he is washing. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On the opposite extreme&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;some poskim hold that it is forbidden to use either bar or liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (Sh&amp;quot;t Igrot Moshe OC 1:113) it is forbidden to use a bar of soap and it is forbidden to use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, due to a concern of memareach&lt;/ins&gt;. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, according to the majority of poskim, one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ben-Zion Abba-Shaul (Sh&amp;quot;t Or Litzion 2:35:5), one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]. [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=932 Rabbi Eli Mansour], Aruch Hashulchan 326:11, and Ketzot Hashulchan 146:32 agree. Kitzur Hilchot [[Shabbat]] pg. 74 says this is the common practice. See also Shemirat Shabbat Kihilchita 14:16. [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)] explained that it is questionable to forbid using a liquid soap since the resultant sods created &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;very temporary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Some poskim &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it is permitted to &lt;/del&gt;use foam handsoap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Some poskim &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;permit the &lt;/ins&gt;use &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;foam handsoap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;held &lt;/del&gt;that using foamy soap is permitted &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;since changing the liquid into a foam &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;using it &lt;/del&gt;since the result is very temporary &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;before &lt;/del&gt;it is washed down the drain. [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 9)]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;agreed&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;holds &lt;/ins&gt;that using foamy soap is permitted&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that there is no problem of memareach or of nolad, &lt;/ins&gt;since the result is very temporary&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, as &lt;/ins&gt;it is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;almost immediately &lt;/ins&gt;washed down the drain. [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 9)]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;agrees&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#If one used a scented soap to clean one’s hands it is permitted to dry one’s hands on a towel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ginat Veradim OC 3:16 writes that it is permitted to use rose water to clean your hands and to dry them on a towel since there’s no prohibition of molid when it is unintentional. Molid is only a derabbanan and if one doesn’t intend for it it isn’t an issue of a pesik reisha. This is also the opinion of the Maharshal (Yam Shel Shlomo Beitzah 2:34). Rav Avraham Antebi writes that the Syrian minhag was to use rose water on Shabbat for washing hands.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#If one used a scented soap to clean one’s hands&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;it is permitted to dry one’s hands on a towel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ginat Veradim OC 3:16 writes that it is permitted to use rose water to clean your hands and to dry them on a towel since there’s no prohibition of molid &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;re&amp;#039;ach (scenting garments) &lt;/ins&gt;when it is unintentional. Molid is only a derabbanan and if one doesn’t intend for it&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;it isn’t an issue of a pesik reisha. This is also the opinion of the Maharshal (Yam Shel Shlomo Beitzah 2:34). Rav Avraham Antebi writes that the Syrian minhag was to use rose water on Shabbat for washing hands.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Using Purell is like using liquid hand soap and many poskim permit using it on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.crcweb.org/faq/faqanswer.php?faqid=56 Rav Gedalia Dov Schwartz]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Using Purell is like using liquid hand soap&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;thus &lt;/ins&gt;many poskim permit using it on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.crcweb.org/faq/faqanswer.php?faqid=56 Rav Gedalia Dov Schwartz]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;#Some poskim hold that it is permitted to use a bar of soap on Shabbat because one doesn&amp;#039;t intend of smoothing out the bar of soap or creating any soap suds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;#Some poskim hold that it is permitted to use a bar of soap on Shabbat because one doesn&amp;#039;t intend of smoothing out the bar of soap or creating any soap suds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ovadia Yosef (Sh&amp;quot;t Yechave Daat 2:50), it is permitted to use a bar of soap or liquid soap on [[shabbat]] because one has no intention of changing anything. One only intends clean what he is washing. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On the opposite extreme some poskim hold that it is forbidden to use either bar or liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (Sh&amp;quot;t Igrot Moshe OC 1:113) it is forbidden to use a bar of soap and it is forbidden to use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, according to the majority of poskim, one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;According to Chacham Ben-Zion Abba-Shaul (Sh&amp;quot;t Or Litzion 2:35:5), one may not use a bar of soap but one may use liquid soap on [[shabbat]]. [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=932 Rabbi Eli Mansour], Aruch Hashulchan 326:11, and Ketzot Hashulchan 146:32 agree. Kitzur Hilchot [[Shabbat]] pg. 74 says this is the common practice. See also Shemirat Shabbat Kihilchita 14:16. [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)] explained that it is questionable to forbid using a liquid soap since the resultant sods created as very temporary.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#Some poskim it is permitted to use foam handsoap on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/798018/rabbi-hershel-schachter/shiur-11-shabbos-memachaik-memare-ach/ Rav Schachter (Shabbat Shiur 11)]&lt;br /&gt;
held that using foamy soap is permitted since changing the liquid into a foam and using it since the result is very temporary before it is washed down the drain. [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 9)]] agreed.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#If one used a scented soap to clean one’s hands it is permitted to dry one’s hands on a towel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ginat Veradim OC 3:16 writes that it is permitted to use rose water to clean your hands and to dry them on a towel since there’s no prohibition of molid when it is unintentional. Molid is only a derabbanan and if one doesn’t intend for it it isn’t an issue of a pesik reisha. This is also the opinion of the Maharshal (Yam Shel Shlomo Beitzah 2:34). Rav Avraham Antebi writes that the Syrian minhag was to use rose water on Shabbat for washing hands.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#Using Purell is like using liquid hand soap and many poskim permit using it on Shabbat.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.crcweb.org/faq/faqanswer.php?faqid=56 Rav Gedalia Dov Schwartz]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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