May one immerse hands in spring water (mayim chayyim) for netilat yadayim even if there is not forty se'ah?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits immersing hands in spring water even without forty se'ah, as long as the water covers both hands simultaneously. For mikveh water there is a dispute; the Mechaber rules leniently, and the Rema adds one should be stringent l'chatchila.
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