Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Chullin 211:51

אמר להו רבא

Our Rabbis taught: The washing of the hands for common food [must reach] up to the joint:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., only the tips of the fingers need be washed up to the second joint.');"><sup>25</sup></span>

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. When are we supposed to recite the blessing "over the washing of hands?"
A. The blessing "over the washing of hands" is recited when one washes his hands upon rising from bed. It is also proper to recite this blessing when one comes out of a privy, and washes one's hands in order to recite the Minha services.
SOURCES: Pr. 40–41; L. 346; Rashba I, 1124. Cf. Wertheimer 4.
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Teshuvot Maharam

Q. When are we supposed to recite the blessing "over the washing of hands?"
A. The blessing "over the washing of hands" is recited when one washes his hands upon rising from bed. It is also proper to recite this blessing when one comes out of a privy, and washes one's hands in order to recite the Minha services.
SOURCES: Pr. 40–41; L. 346; Rashba I, 1124. Cf. Wertheimer 4.
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