What should you do if you suddenly realize that you forgot to wash, either upon waking or before eating bread? I assume you should wash at your first opportunity, but is that right? Do you make a Berachah? What about if you forgot to wash your hands before going to Daven, or if you are a Kohen and forgot to wash before going up to Duchan? Are these situations the same?
(Assume in all cases in which it's relevant that you realize your mistake while you are in the middle of the activity for which you were supposed to wash.)
Answer
Orach Chaim 164:2 discusses someone who became impure in middle of the meal. According to the Bais Yosef you wash your hands and make a new Al Netilas Yadayim. According to the Rashal - mentioned in Mishna Berura 13 you would wash and not make a new Al Netilas Yadayim. This is when the person originally washed and made the Bracha. Based on this I would say that if the person never washed, he would stop eating and wash, and for sure make a Bracha Al Netilas Yadayim.
Thanks to Doniel Filreis for this source add on.
Rivevos Efraim 1:129, Igros Moshe OC 2:53 agree that you should wash with a bracha
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