Does the washing on Erev Shabbat require warm/hot water or can cold water be used?
Synopsis
The Talmud specifies warm water (chamim). The Biur Halacha addresses whether lukewarm (posherim) water fulfills the mitzvah and concludes cold water clearly does not, while lukewarm water is uncertain.
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