[Avodah] is mayim acharonim a chumra?

[Michael Poppers]

RZS responded to me:
>> Mei'inyan l'inyan, a Q for those who wash MA because, after all, 
chamira
sakanta mei'isura: do you also wash between eating basar and eating
dagim (see Tur 173 and BY&SA 173:2) <<
> Only if I've touched the fish with my fingers. <
The case in Siman 173 seems to be eating *meat* first, not fish.  In any 
case, your mentioning your fingers reminds me of RRW's "can napkins clean 
zuhama?" question and also brings to the fore the claim that MA isn't 
necessary in a situation where cutlery is used to avoid touching the food.

> Mayim emtza'iyim reshut <
Again, see Tur 173 and BY&SA 173:2.  "Meat followed by fish" isn't the 
classic ME situation.

All the best from
Michael Poppers * Elizabeth, NJ, USA
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