Reply To: washing netilas yadayim on shabbos

My chavrusa told me that according to the Chazon Ish zatzal you need to wash if you touch yourself below the elbow, because the Chazon Ish zatzal considered that to be a part of the body that is usually covered.

My chavrusa said that they looked askance at him when he was in Bnei Brak with short sleeves.

Hmmm….