Hayom Yom 20 Shvat - Before a meal wash the hands three times

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Feb 6, 2026 · 5m

אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in a letter:

עַל פִּי הֲגָהוֹת אָשְׁרִ"י נְטִילַת יָדַיִם לִסְעוּדָּה ג' פְּעָמִים רְצוּפוֹת

“According to Hagahos Oshri, when washing our hands for a meal we should pour [water from a vessel] three times consecutively [over each hand].

כֵּן הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה אַאַמוּ"ר — (מַהַרַ"ש, נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן)

My revered father, the Rebbe [Maharash], would conduct himself in this manner.

וּמַנִּיחַ מִשְּׁפִיכָה הַג' מְעַט מַיִם בְּכַף יָד הַשְּׂמָאלִית

He would leave a little water from the third pouring in the palm of…