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Eating Meat After Fish<br><br>
As most people are aware, it is forbidden to eat fish together with meat
or chicken, because, as the Gemara comments, this could pose a medical
risk. Few people, however, are aware of the procedure that is required
after one eats fish and then wishes to eat meat or chicken. First, one
must wash his hands, and according to Hacham Ovadia Yosef, this
requirement applies even if one ate with a fork and knife and did not
touch any fish. One does not have to wash the formal Netilat Yadayim as
is required before eating bread, as this washing is required for
cleanliness purposes, to ensure the removal of all fish residue.
Secondly, the Ben Ish Hai (Rav Yosef Haim of Baghdad, 1833-1909) rules
(Parashat Pinhas, Shana Sheniya, 8) that one must wash the outside of his
mouth after eating fish before eating chicken or meat. Additionally, one
must rinse the inside of his mouth – such as by gargling some water – and
according to the Ben Ish Hai, one should also drink something to ensure
that the fish and meat do not mix in his stomach. Finally, one must eat
something in between the fish and the meat. These Halachot are presented
in Yalkut Yosef – Berachot (vol. 2, p. 23; listen to audio recording for
precise citation).<br><br>
Many people customarily eat fish as an appetizer at the Shabbat meal,
but, unfortunately, they are not aware of this procedure which must be
followed afterward before proceeding to eat meat. It is therefore
important to review these Halachot and ensure to perform the necessary
measures before eating chicken or meat after the fish course.<br><br>
Summary: After one eats fish, he should not eat meat until he does the
following: washes his hands, washes the outside and inside of his mouth,
eats something and drinks something.<br><br>
Compare this with the article Eating Fish and Meat at
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There it says <br><br>
"<b>Washing Hands/Mouth<br><br>
</b>"One who wants to eat fish after eating meat should wash his
hands and clean out his<br>
mouth.</font><font size=1> </font><font size=3>In order to be considered
“cleaning one’s mouth” (<i>kenuach</i>) he should eat and<br>
drink something.</font><font size=1> </font><font size=3>A person
can do whichever one he wants first.</font><font size=1>27
</font><font size=3>If one eats fish first<br>
like is common today then one should still do the
above.</font><font size=1> </font><font size=3>One should remove any
meat<br>
that might be between his teeth as well.<br><br>
"Some say there is no need to wash one’s hands today, because one
does not eat with his<br>
hands, rather with a fork. This seems to be the
custom.</font><font size=1>"<br><br>
</font><font size=3><b>Drinking Water after Fish<br><br>
</b>Some say it is a danger to drink water after eating
fish;</font><font size=1>33 </font><font size=3>therefore, one must be
careful<br>
with this. Soda is not considered like water whereas coffee and tea
are.</font><font size=1> </font><font size=3>Many people<br>
have the custom to drink schnapps between fish and meat.<br><br>
Those who have the custom to wash their hands after eating fish (before
the meat)<br>
should only do so after drinking whiskey. The reason is because the
<i>yud </i>and <i>shin </i>of the<br>
name of <i>Shakay </i>is represented by the name of whiskey in Hebrew
that being <i>yayin saref</i>,<br>
and the <i>Daled </i>of <i>Shakay </i>is represented by the <i>daled
</i>of the fish. In order not to separate<br>
the name of <i>Hashem </i>one should drink the whiskey immediately after
the fish.<br><br>
I note that there in no mention in the first piece of specifically
drinking whiskey (I prefer bourbon) after the fish before eating
meat. YL<br><br>
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