[Avodah] is mayim acharonim a chumra?

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Gershon Dubin said that Mayim Acharonim does *not* need to be done with a reviis. I stand corrected. MB 181:19 says that the Gra *use* a reviis, but not that he *required* a reviis.

He also showed me that I was mistaken about needing a keli; a faucet is indeed sufficient. Thank you; I need to learn this again!

Even so, what is this ruach ra which (see O"C 181:2) restricts me from washing in some places?

And why is talking after Mayim Acharonim so very wrong that (according to MB 179:1) one who talked afterward, needs to wash again? And please note that this is even more strict than Mayim Rishonim (according to MB 166:6), for one who made a hefsek between washing and hamotzi does *not* need to wash again (provided he did not take his mind off of keeping his hands clean).

These details show me that Mayim Acharonim is about something more than merely having clean hands. I don't know what this "something else" *is*, but it seems very clear that there *is* something else.

Akiva Miller

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