Washing The Hands

Ki Tisa | Exodus, Shemos | 5769

The Jewish practice of washing hands, tracing its source to the copper washbasin placed in the courtyard of the Sanctuary described in the Sedra. The insight is that this ancient priestly practice, extended through rabbinic teaching to all Jews, sanctifies ordinary daily life by connecting every action to the Divine service.

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