Related for Eruvin 34:6
אמר רב חייא בר אשי מפני מה אמרו מים אחרונים חובה מפני שמלח סדומית יש שמסמא את העינים
- R'Bibi replied: Here we are dealing with a corpse that lay across a narrow path,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Blocking it entirely so that it is impossible to pass through without stepping over the corpse.');"><sup>6</sup></span> and since permission was granted to remove it from the path<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So as to enable priests and others who observe levitical purity to use the path without contracting defilement.');"><sup>7</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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