בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם.


Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam

asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu al n'tilat yadayim.


According to Jewish law we wash our hands before eating bread. The blessing above is said before eveytime we eat bread. Back in ancient times they would do this also so we follow this as our ancestors did and also it was a law to be pure.

Does it make sense to wash our hands before everytime we eat bread?


haggadah Section: Rachtzah
Source: Chabad.org, http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/shabbat.htm