Obligation of Women in Mayim Acharonim
Question
Are women obligated in Mayim Acharonim or not? Thank you very much!
Answer
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There is no difference in the obligation of Mayim Acharonim between men and women, as the reason for the enactment is due to the danger to the eyes, as explained in the previous part of the answer, or to avoid blessing with dirty hands, and this applies to women as well.
However, in practice, many women do not observe this. Apparently, the reason is that Sodomite salt is not common. Also, nowadays, people usually eat with cutlery and not with hands, so the hands do not get dirty during eating.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 181
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