• October 29, 2025
  • 7 5786, Heshvan
  • פרשת לך־לך

Halacha for Left-handed people

There are many halachot that depend on the right hand, from washing the right hand first before eating bread to holding the lulav and countless others.

Are southpaws to use their non-dominant right hands, or are they to use the dominant left hands?

In our first class, we will survey the opinions of the poskim regarding a few specific halachot.

In the second class, we will develop general rules that define the functions of the right and left hands.

Sources are available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.