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Rabbi Glatstein discusses whether fingernail dirt is a chatzitza for netilas yadayim, based on Mishna Berura.
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Okay, good morning everyone. Today we begin a new topic. Dina chatitza. The halachas of interpositions, separations in netilas yadaim. Dina chatitza benetila. U boy dalet tzeefim siman kuf samech alef. Tzorich lizahair me chatitza. You have to be careful if there is a interposition, there is a separation. Shekol davar shechoitzitz betvilah chayeiv it says it's benetila. Anything that's considered a chatitza for tvilas haguf is a chatitza for netila. Kegoein tzoyah shetachas hatziporen. If you have some kind of dirt, filth, excrement under the fingernail shelo keneged habasar not opposite the flesh. Meaning if it's embedded in the area of the nail opposite the flesh so that's not a chatitza. But if it's the part of the nail that extends beyond the flesh that's shelo keneged habasar, that's a chatitza. U botzeik shetachas hatziporen or dough under the fingernail. Afilu keneged habasar, even if the dough is embedded so deep that it's opposite the flesh. U retiyah she'al habasarai or a bandage on your body. >> [snorts] >> Vetit hayovein and uh the cement, the mud of pits vetit hayoid shrim and the pit and the the filth, the the mud of builders av abemiyutai but if it's just a small amount, a minor part of your body the a minimal part of your body she'eino makpid on in you do not have to be concerned. Let's see the mission of Lisa hair. Says the I'm going to give a little bit of a intro. When it comes to immersing the body we pass again that you have to be careful that there is no on You have to be careful nothing clings to the body when you immerse cuz if there's something clinging to your body then that spot is not
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- 0:00Okay, good morning everyone. Today we begin a new topic. Dina chatitza. The halachas of interpositions,…
- 1:37vetit hayoid shrim and the pit and the the filth, the the mud of builders av…
- 3:16So the were going on or on or >> [snorts] >> The rabbis only answered on…
- 4:55Also, I feel in the other part of it's also even if people are usually not…
- 6:27the item from your hand. If you washed your hands and then you found the being…
- 8:17if you if you find a Chatzitzah on your hands and you don't know was it…
- 9:59If you found actual soya there, then it will be a problem even she can I…
- 11:35even connect about sir. >> How does sticky play a role in this? The time said…
- 13:20What about a thorn? What about a splinter? So near idea If it protrudes or is…
- 14:58long nails, then it's going to be a problem for netilat yadayim. For this reason, you…
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