Does chatzitzah depend on the individual's personal practice of being particular (makpid) or on general community standards?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that chatzitzah is person-dependent: what one person is particular about blocks for them, while what they are not particular about does not block. However, covering the majority of the hand always blocks regardless of personal practice.
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