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devohoneybee at 01:56pm on 22/12/2015
devohoneybee at 01:56pm on 22/12/2015from my Facebook feed this morning:
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
December 16 at 3:46pm ยท
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter was staying at the home of a wealthy man and all the guests noticed that in his ritual hand wash before bread he only used a very minimal amount of water (exactly a reviis ha-log). The guests inquired why Reb Yisrael wasn't following the Shulchan Aruch's ruling (OH 155:10) that one should wash very plentifully. He responded: "I have seen that the maid brings the water from afar, from a well in the valley. Your house is situated high on the hill, and the maid almost collapses under the weight of her burden when she brings up the pail of water on her shoulders. And it is forbidden for a person to be overly religious at the expense of others."
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
December 16 at 3:46pm ยท
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter was staying at the home of a wealthy man and all the guests noticed that in his ritual hand wash before bread he only used a very minimal amount of water (exactly a reviis ha-log). The guests inquired why Reb Yisrael wasn't following the Shulchan Aruch's ruling (OH 155:10) that one should wash very plentifully. He responded: "I have seen that the maid brings the water from afar, from a well in the valley. Your house is situated high on the hill, and the maid almost collapses under the weight of her burden when she brings up the pail of water on her shoulders. And it is forbidden for a person to be overly religious at the expense of others."
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