The Morning Netilat Yadayim – Using Water That Was Left Uncovered, or Water That Had Been Previously Touched

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Sep 8, 2026Religion & Spirituality

The Shulhan Aruch (Yoreh De'a 116:1) writes that the Sages enacted a prohibition against drinking water that had been left exposed, due to the concern that a snake may have drunk some water and deposited venom in it. How...

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