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Last water

שו”תCategory: HalachaLast water
asked 8 years ago

Hello, Your Honor, what is the source of the last water? A custom? A fear?

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מיכי Staff answered 8 years ago

The Gemara in Cholin says that this is a law because of the salt of a sodomite. Although there are also other explanations. Some say that today, the salt of a sodomite does not fulfill this law, making it null and void (both opinions appear in the Shulchan Arash).
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https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D

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