Why do you wash your hands?

The חכמים made a גזרא that if you are going to touch the food that will be dipped into any of these liquids, then you wash before. יד שחט דם

י = יין

ד = דבש

ש = שמן

ח = חלב

ט = טל

ד = דם

מ = מים


haggadah Section: Urchatz