How To Wash Your Hands for Rachtza

To wash hands for rachtza:
  • Fill the washing cup with at least 3.3 fl. oz. (99 ml) of water.
  • Pour enough water (may be as little as 1.3 fl. oz.--39 ml, or 1/6 cup) from the washing cup to completely cover your entire first hand (either hand may be first, but it is the custom to wash your right hand first).
  • Pour enough water to completely cover the second hand.
You do not need to pour more than once per hand and you do not need to break up the revi'it into more than one pour for each hand.
 
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