❓Question: Until where on the hand should one wash after using the bathroom?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: November 13, 2024

Until where on the hand should one wash after using the bathroom?[1] The entire hand is to be washed until the wrist. At the very least, it is to be washed until the knuckles.

 Until where on the hand should one wash after using the bathroom?[1]

The entire hand is to be washed until the wrist. At the very least, it is to be washed until the knuckles. [The evil spirit is definitely not removed if one merely washes the tips of the fingers.]

[1] Ketzos Hashulchan 2:11 in name of Derech Chaim and Peri Megadim; M”B 4:38; Kaf Hachaim 4:64

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