Mayim Acharonim
The original reason for requiring mayaim acharonim, the ritual washing of hands at the end of a meal prior to birkat ha-mazon, no longer applies today. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores if that means the act of performing the mitzvah is still required.
Mayim Acharonim: Mayim Acharonim
Analysis of the sources underlying mayim acharonim, washing hands after eating, reveals that even the smallest points of halacha expose fundamental concepts in understanding how halacha works.
When the original reason for a halachic rule no longer applies, does the rule remain in force?
A Hebrew source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.