[Avodah] is mayim acharonim a chumra?

[Gershon Dubin]

From: "kennethgmiller at juno.com" kennethgmiller at juno.com

<<Mayim Acharonim must be done with a reviis of water; smaller amounts are invalid even if it is enough to clean the hands.>>
Not true;  the Mishna Berura (181:10) specifies that he is upset (ra alai hama'aseh) that people don't wash properly.  His recommendation:  at least the first two joints of the fingers. No mention of a volume requirement.
<<Even the reviis has to come from a keli; washing from a faucet doesn't count.>>
Not true.  One must wash INTO a keli, not from one (Mechaber 181:2). 
<<One may not talk after Mayim Acharonim>>
True.
<<; if he does then IIRC he has to wash again even though his hands are already clean.>>
This is lichvod the beracha (techef lentilas yadayim beracha) and does not require re-washing bed'avad.

Gershon
gershon.dubin at juno.com

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