Handwashing in Judaism
Jewish ritual of purifying one's hands by washing them / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Ritual washing in Judaism
Jewish law and custom prescribe ritual hand washing in a number of situations. This practice is generally known by the Hebrew term נטילת ידיים (netilat yadayim), which literally means taking up of the hands.
The Talmud used the requirement of handwashing in Leviticus 15:11 ("The person who is touched by one who has a discharge without rinsing his hands in water must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening") as a hint for general handwashing law, using asmachta (a Biblical hint, rather than an explicit requirement).