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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The orginal source is the Mordechai. The Beit Yosef
felt this must be ta'ut sofer. The Drisha rejects this interpretation. and
states that what the Mordechai wrote about is washing the entire body. In his
view, washing the filth off someone's body is not inherently arousing. If
someone has a problem, that is something else. But in general, only the washing
of a man's hands and feet are actions of affection, and therefore those are
the khiddush. But having a non-Jew wash a Jewish man should not be a
problem and that was the minhag.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ben</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tal.zwecker@gmail.com href="mailto:tal.zwecker@gmail.com">Tal Moshe
Zwecker</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=avodah@lists.aishdas.org
href="mailto:avodah@lists.aishdas.org">avodah@lists.aishdas.org</A> ; <A
title=ben1456@zahav.net.il href="mailto:ben1456@zahav.net.il">Ben Waxman</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:06
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Avodah] Public displays of
affection, was [Areivim]</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Rema from </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>SA,
EH 21:5 does not permit a sponge bath of the body if you see the lashon
of the Mechaber it is clear that rechitzah refers to panav yadav veraglav
(face hands and feet) see for example GRA 20 who explains that this was a
custom of servants and maids the example given is Avigail washing Adoniyah's
feet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Either way it should be clear from Beis Shmuel
and Chelkas Mechokek that whoever's yetzer hara will be aroused must distance
himself from this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lets not get carried away folks
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