Question:How much of the hand/fingers should be washed for mayim acharonim? Answer:When washing mayim acharonim one should wash the fingers until the knuckles. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim Siman 181 Se’if 4) requires washing until the second joint of the fingers, however, the Kaf Hachayim (Sofer Siman s.k.17), based on the Arizal writes that all three joints of the fingers should be washed. Both the Kaf Hachayim Palagi and the Ben Ish Chai write that the four fingers should be separated from the thumb while washing. |
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