Related for Eruvin 34:11
מתקיף לה רבי יונתן וכי לוקין על לאו שבאל מתקיף רב אחא בר יעקב אלא מעתה דכתיב (ויקרא יט, לא) אל תפנו אל האובות ואל הידעונים ה"נ דלא לקי
Because there exists a certain Sodomitic salt that causes blindness.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the washing after the meal removes it from the fingers that may have touched it (cf. Ber. 40a) .');"><sup>11</sup></span> And, said Abaye, it is found in the proportion of one grain to a kor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');"><sup>12</sup></span>
Tosefta Berakhot
Washing [hands] before [the meal] (Mayim Rishonim) is optional. [Washing hands] after [the meal] (Mayim Acharonim) is obligatory. [When he washes] Mayim Rishonim, if he wants to interrupt [the water flow over his hands and pour the water over them the second time] he may do so. [However, when he washes] Mayim Acharonim, if he wants to interrupt [the water flow over his hands and pour the water over them the second time] he may not do so, [but rather he must pour the whole cup of water over the hands in one shot].
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