[Avodah] donating blood

[Eli Turkel]

>I've often wondered if donating blood or getting a blood test is like
>Hakazas Dam and therefore requires Netilas Yadayim afterwards.

I have seen Rabonim go "out of their way" to do so, in both cases. >>

I recently saw a psak that one does NOT have to wash ones hands after
donating blood. Hakazas Dam is (or was) for ones own medical health
while donating blood is not (or at least not the main reason even if
one accepts that giving blood is healthy)


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Eli Turkel