Someone told me that technically one needs to pour water on each hand only once since we use large quantities of water. Is there a halachic source for this?
I heard that the requirement to pour twice over each hand (i.e. washing for bread), is really when you have only a revi’is of water (about three ounces) for both hands. Is there a halachic source for this?
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See the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch– samJul 18, 2014 at 17:12
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1Do you have seforim available to you?– samJul 18, 2014 at 17:13
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judaism.stackexchange.com/a/14648/759– Double AA ♦Jul 18, 2014 at 22:06
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The primary source for this is the Mishna - מסכת ידיים - Chapter 2 Mishna 1:
נָטַל לְיָדוֹ אַחַת מִשְּׁטִיפָה אַחַת, יָדוֹ טְהוֹרָה. לִשְׁתֵּי יָדָיו מִשְּׁטִיפָה אַחַת, רַבִּי מֵאִיר מְטַמֵּא, עַד שֶׁיִּטּוֹל מֵרְבִיעִית.