Why the two-handled washing cup?

In an emergency situation, where one is stranded without the cup, what can they do? can they use a stream or any body of water
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Can you drink from a wash cup? Reply

What about when a group of people use one cup. I was at a group Sedar and we all washed taking turns using one cup Reply

"If the two hands touch after the first hand was washed, it is necessary to rewash the first one."
So, if you touch the hands of someone else you have to rewash, if it is understood that they do not ritual wash their hands?

(they went before rabbi shimon and the jew would sit and study all day long before rabbi shimon one day as they were studying the laws concerning the washing of the hands rabbi shimon said whoever does not wash his hands properly is punished from above and also below in this world and what is his punishment below? he brings poverty upon himself and just as he who washes his hands improperly is punished so he who washes his hands properly is rewarded above and below bringing the blessings of above on himself because the blessings of above rest properly on his hands he is blessed below with wealth.) Reply

Washing on the go I carry a 12-ounce collapsible cup so that I can wash anywhere. I like using a lot of water, so I refill it once or twice in the middle. Reply

To Steve For the reasons behind the morning handwashing, please see this link. Reply

Washing Hands and Sin I am under the impression that the washing of the hands in the morning is to wash away our sins, or at least to express sorrow and apologize to the Creator for having sinned. Is this correct? Reply

Automatic Taps? How does this work with automatic taps? Is the cup still necessary? Reply

Cups with four handles? Six handles? Since the wetness on the handles from a previous rinsing can negate the effect of the later rinsing, wouldn't it be preferable to use a cup with four handles, or even six handles? That way, one could always grab the cup by a dry handle, even when alternating the hands. Why do we only see cups with two handles? Reply

Ritual handwashiing before Torah scribing We are scribing a new Torah at our Temple. All participants are required to pour water over their hands - three times each time. Is this a custom prior to performing a Mitzvot? The children are very curious. Reply

Primitive habit A tap can actually be used. The one hand would turn on the tap to wash the other, then turn it off. Twice. Then the washed hand, using something to avoid direct contact with the handle would turn on the tap to wash the remaining hand, then turn it off. Twice.

It's actually not very different from the way a modern day surgeon washes before operating. Reply

How about progress? Is there any modern person who washes hands with a cup?
I have been using running tap water for many years.
Are there no taps in orthodox jewish homes or are they just conserving primitive habits?
Do you carry a personal cup or use the dirty one I see in public wc's? Reply

hand washing I seem to have heard in some talmud class, that one should wash his hands before sitting down to a meal, even if he does not plan to eat bread. In this case no blressing is said. Reply

ISn't the cup itself unclean? I see that you cannot have the unclean hand and the clean hand come into contact with one another, but isn't the cup just as unclean from having been touched by unclean hands? Or is it because we are talking about spiritual cleanliness and although everything has "life" the low level of a cup's life cannot be corrupted and therefore cannot be clean or unclean spiritually? Reply