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Hayom Yom 20 Shvat - Before a meal wash the hands three times


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אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in a letter:

עַל פִּי הֲגָהוֹת אָשְׁרִ"י נְטִילַת יָדַיִם לִסְעוּדָּה ג' פְּעָמִים רְצוּפוֹת

“According to Hagahos Oshri, when washing our hands for a meal we should pour [water from a vessel] three times consecutively [over each hand].

כֵּן הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה אַאַמוּ"ר — (מַהַרַ"ש, נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן)

My revered father, the Rebbe [Maharash], would conduct himself in this manner.

וּמַנִּיחַ מִשְּׁפִיכָה הַג' מְעַט מַיִם בְּכַף יָד הַשְּׂמָאלִית

He would leave a little water from the third pouring in the palm of his left hand

וּבָזֶה מְשַׁפְשֵׁף שְׁתֵּי יָדָיו

and would rub this over both hands.”

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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