Class 007: Washing of the Hands – Rabbi Krasnianski from Prayers Class Podcast - Rabbi Krasnianski

Prayers Class Podcast - Rabbi Krasnianski

Rabbi Krasnianski

Class 007: Washing of the Hands – Rabbi Krasnianski

27 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2022 at 4:49 am.

Class 007 Washing of the Hands

The 3 reasons why we wash our hands upon rising

Why we say “Netilat Yadayim” (lifting of the hands) and not “Rechitzat yadiam (washing of the hands)?

What do the hands represent?

What do the fingernails represent?

Why we pour the water over the hands and how?

Why we wash our hands 3 separate times in the morning?

Guiding our emotions with wisdom

The concept of impurity

What’s special about Yom Kippur and Ninth of Av?

Can you wash hands in the bathroom?

What about “Asher Yatzar”?

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00:00 Class 007 Washing of the Hands

01:44 The 3 reasons why we wash our hands upon rising

10:40 Why we say “Netilat Yadayim” (lifting of the hands) and not “Rechitzat yadiam (washing of the hands)?

12:12 What do the hands represent?

13:45 What do the fingernails represent?

15:50 Why we pour the water over the hands and how?

17:20 Why we wash our hands 3 separate times in the morning?

18:30 Guiding our emotions with wisdom

23:28 The concept of impurity

32:22 What’s special about Yom Kippur and Ninth of Av?

39:30 Can you wash hands in the bathroom?

40:02 What about “Asher Yatzar”?