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Is Nail Polish or Fake Nails a Chatzitzah For Netilas Yadayim? Mishna Berura DH Siman 161 Seif 2

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A discussion on whether nail polish or fake nails are chatzitzos for netilas yadayim.

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  2. 1:01particular. And Simeon is not particular. For Reuben it's a pizza. For Simeon it's not a…
  3. 2:39Gilday makah, so we have to see about that. So does that mean a woman doesn't…
  4. 4:12But if it's Ruby they know mac bit it's hot seat to Africa the class and…
  5. 5:14Part of the place where you washed either higher Ruby camel on the field in a…
  6. 7:00What about woman have artificial fingernails? You know, they have them glued on. Is that a…
  7. 8:34I leave those issues to a much greater posek hadar. Okay. Vaiter. Ein hatzitzah. So, for…
  8. 9:36mitzad hayad um ramah hakel d'ein hatzitzah. >> The Magen Avraham is also lenient that it's…
  9. 11:10It's the same thing with dye. It's like ink. Dafka when there's mamashus on you. If…
  10. 12:42today someone who's always writing a few of a yesh my mom shows shall be you…

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