Chullin 106b (קו:) — the Talmud in English

Washing the hands

for teruma

is required

up to the joint

of the third finger, which is the end of the fingers.

The sanctification of the hands and feet

from the basin, which is required

in the Temple

up to the joint

above, which is where the palm joins the forearm.

And anything that constitutes a barrier during immersion over the body

that is considered a barrier and invalidates the immersion of a person's body

constitutes a barrier

also

when washing the hands for non-sacred food, and in the sanctification of the hands and feet in the Temple

For if any sort of barrier is found upon them, the washing of the hands is invalidated, and the sanctification of the hands and feet is invalidated.

Rav said: Up to here

up to the second joint, this is washing

for non-sacred food

and

up to here

up to the third joint, this is washing

for teruma

, and Rav held in accordance with the beraita and was indicating with his hand on himself how far the washing had to extend.

And Shmuel said: Up to here

, up to the end of the third joint,

both for non-sacred food and for teruma, stringently

, as there is no distinction between teruma and non-sacred food, and in both cases one follows the stringent view.

And Rav Sheshet said: Up to here

up to the end of the second joint \-

both for non-sacred food and for teruma, leniently

. For in both cases it is sufficient to wash up to the end of the second joint.

Bar Hedya said: I was standing

I was standing

before Rav Ami, and he said: Up to here

, up to the end of the third joint,

both for non-sacred food and for teruma, stringently

. For in both cases one must wash up to the end of the third joint.

And do not say, Rabbi Ami

who acted in this manner

because he was a priest

and accustomed to teruma, and therefore trained himself to be stringent even with non-sacred food, washing up to the third joint, so that he would also be accustomed to doing so with teruma.

For Rabbi Meisha, the son of the son of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, was a Levite

, as he was a Levite and was not accustomed to eating teruma.

And he said

up to here

up to the third joint,

both for non-sacred food and for teruma, stringently

. Thus, it is evident that this was his fundamental legal position, and not the result of his being accustomed to the requirements of teruma.

Rav said: A person may wash both his hands in the morning and stipulate concerning them

that the washing will be effective for

the entire day

, provided that he takes care not to soil them or render them impure. He may eat throughout the day without washing again, relying on the initial washing that he performed.