Is handwashing obligatory between meat and fish?
Synopsis
The Shulchan Aruch rules that washing between meat and fish is obligatory due to health danger (not a ritual prohibition). The Magen Avraham and Aruch HaShulchan note that some later authorities hold this danger may no longer apply.
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