[Avodah] is mayim acharonim a chumra?

[Zev Sero]

kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:

> Mayim Acharonim must be done with a reviis of water

No, it doesn't.   There is no minimum shiur.  And al pi sod it should
be done with as little water as possible, because it is the "chelek
adam rasha".


> Even the reviis has to come from a keli; washing from a faucet
> doesn't count.

Where do you get this from?  Even if koach gavra is needed (and I
don't know why it should be), the first water to come from the tap is
with koach gavra, and thus is OK even for mayim rishonim, and
certainly for mayim acharonim.  And since mayim acharonim is only
once on the fingers of each hand, and it's only a little, it's
easy to stick the fingers of both hands under the tap immediately
and wash them both in that first surge of water.


> One may not talk after Mayim Acharonim; if he does then IIRC he has
> to wash again even though his hands are already clean.

One may say a few words after mayim achronim; one just can't make a
huge hefsek.



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