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How much Water for Mayim Acharonim?
Question: Are we just supposed to wash the tips of our fingers when washing mayim acharonim ? Answer: The Beis Yosef (OC 181:8) quotes Rabbeinu Bachye (Shulchan Shel Arba 1:1) who writes that there are thirteen differences be…
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Women Washing Mayim Acharonim
Question: Should women wash their hands for mayim acharonim ? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 53b; Eruvin 17b; Chullin 105a) teaches that one must wash one’s hands at the end of the meal in order to remove melach sedomis, a pois…