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=== Getting Dressed === | |||
# When putting a piece of clothing you should put on the right side and then the left. A lefty should do the same.<ref>Mishna Brurah 2:4</ref> | # When putting a piece of clothing you should put on the right side and then the left. A lefty should do the same.<ref>Mishna Brurah 2:4</ref> | ||
# A lefty should put on his right shoe first and also tie his right shoe first.<ref>Mishna Brurah 2:6</ref> | # A lefty should put on his right shoe first and also tie his right shoe first.<ref>Mishna Brurah 2:6</ref> | ||
=== Kriya === | |||
# When tearing kriyah for seeing the area of the Bet HaMikdash a righty and lefty should both tear on their right side.<ref>Mishna Brurah 561:13</ref> The same is true of tearing kriyah for a parent.<ref>Taz YD 340:6</ref> | # When tearing kriyah for seeing the area of the Bet HaMikdash a righty and lefty should both tear on their right side.<ref>Mishna Brurah 561:13</ref> The same is true of tearing kriyah for a parent.<ref>Taz YD 340:6</ref> | ||
# One who washes his hands fills the cup while holding it in his right hand and then transfers the cup into his left hand and washes his right hand.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 4:10</ref> A left-handed person should also follow this procedure and wash his right hand first.<ref>Itur Yad 5, Beer Moshe 2:3:3</ref> | |||
=== Netilat Yadayim === | |||
# One who washes his hands fills the cup while holding it in his right hand and then transfers the cup into his left hand and washes his right hand.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 4:10</ref> A left-handed person should also follow this procedure and wash his right hand first.<ref>Itur Yad 5, Beer Moshe 2:3:3, Yalkut Yosef 4:5</ref> | |||
=== Shema === | |||
# A lefty should cover his eyes of kriyat Shema with his right hand. See the [[Kriyat Shema#Covering One's Eyes]] section. | # A lefty should cover his eyes of kriyat Shema with his right hand. See the [[Kriyat Shema#Covering One's Eyes]] section. | ||
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Revision as of 02:54, 31 December 2023
Getting Dressed
- When putting a piece of clothing you should put on the right side and then the left. A lefty should do the same.[1]
- A lefty should put on his right shoe first and also tie his right shoe first.[2]
Kriya
- When tearing kriyah for seeing the area of the Bet HaMikdash a righty and lefty should both tear on their right side.[3] The same is true of tearing kriyah for a parent.[4]
Netilat Yadayim
- One who washes his hands fills the cup while holding it in his right hand and then transfers the cup into his left hand and washes his right hand.[5] A left-handed person should also follow this procedure and wash his right hand first.[6]
Shema
- A lefty should cover his eyes of kriyat Shema with his right hand. See the Kriyat Shema#Covering One's Eyes section.
