Take the 2-minute tour ×  If one wakes up in the middle of the
night or at least before dawn, does he wash and make al netilat
yadayim? Also, at what point can one say birkot hashachar? I'd
like to wake up extra early to do some study before Shacharit.
Additionally, is there a separate ruling for one who wakes in
the middle of the night for a glass of water?  share|improve
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judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/1173/… –  Menachem Jun 6 '12
at 9:04 add comment  1 Answer  up vote 3 down vote accepted  One
who wakes up before dawn (alos hashachar) should wash netilas
yadayim without a bracha (Shulchan Aruch OC, 4:14).  Getting out
of bed in the middle of the night has the same halacha as
getting up before dawn. [In fact this applies even after
awakening from a nap during the day.] One should wash netilas
yadayim without a bracha. Even if it is just to get a drink, it
is preferable not to walk even four amos (6-8 feet) without
washing.  Birchos Hashachar may be said from Alos Hashachar. But
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