Is there a practice of drawing water from wells on Saturday night to benefit from Miriam's Well?
Synopsis
The Rema mentions a custom to draw water from wells on Saturday night, since Miriam's Well passes through all wells then and drinking cures illness. The Rema personally did not see this custom practiced.
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