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<DIV>In a message dated 6/20/2011, llevine@stevens.edu writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>My wife
has pointed out that at times she sees woman put their rings in their mouths
when they wash and then make a brocha before putting them on again. Is
this not questionable regarding the saying of a brocha with something in one's
mouth. <BR><BR>YL</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>I often see women putting their rings in their mouth to wash, but have
never seen anyone say the bracha with a ring in her mouth -- although
there is this problem: you're supposed to say the bracha before you dry
your hands, and most women would prefer to dry their hands before putting their
rings back on. A lot of people dry their hands before making the bracha,
but that is not correct. So where do you park your ring while you make the
bracha, before you dry your hands? I've never put my rings in my mouth,
personally. Leaving them near the sink does run a risk of losing
them. The best thing is to take them off at the table and leave them
on your plate when you go to wash.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>--Toby Katz<BR>================</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></B><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_____________________</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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