[Avodah] Interlocking the Fingers of the Right Hand with the Fingers of the Left Hand

[Danny Schoemann]

> The Piskei Tshuvos (95:5) brings that Arizal was makpid that you should
> never hold your hands in that manner and it is bad Mazal. Rav Chaim Palagi
> writes that one should stop his wife or children from doing this, ever, and
> especially in times of sickness or the Aseres Yimei Tshuva.
>
> Anyone who wants to prohibit should view this video of Rav Eliashiv
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dKkwC2YiOw

The only time I ever saw Rav Shach zt"l was in Jerusalem at the Shiva
of my wife's grandfather R. Dr. Aaron Greenbaum zt"l - the week of
Chukas, Tammuz 5747.

He sat talking to the Avielim for 10 - 15 minutes, with his fingers
interlocked most of the time.

- Danny

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