Yadayim 1:5-2:1
Yadayim 1:5
Water in which a baker dips his loaves is invalid but if he wet his hands in the water, it remains valid. Everyone is fit to pour the water for ritual handwashing, including a person with congenital deafness, a person lacking mental faculties and a minor. One may place the jug between his knees and pour out the water or he may tilt the jug on its side and pour. A monkey may pour water over one’s hands, though Rabbi Yosi rules these last two methods invalid.
Yadayim 2:1
If a person poured water over one of his hands with a single pouring, his hand is purified. If he poured over both his hands with a single pouring, Rabbi Meir rules them unclean unless he pours a revi’is of water (about 3 oz.) over them. If a loaf of trumah fell into the water one used to wash, the loaf remains clean, though Rabbi Yosi rules it ritually unclean.
Grateful Thanks for the Mishna Yomit Dedication of
Rabbi Louis Leifer and Mrs. Miriam D. Leifer z"l
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