In other words, Israelites are permitted to perform all mourning rites for any loved one, except for gashing and some forms of hair cutting. Priests are permitted to perform all mourning rites for immediate family, except for gashing or any form of hair cutting at all. The high priest may not perform any mourning ritual for anyone. Even the very prophet who declares that priests are forbidden to do this assumes that the average Israelite does it. Not all academics see the distinction between the laws for kohanim and the laws for the average Israelites as significant.
As Marc Brettler points personal communication , H can be seen as more of a collection than a code. As such, H repeats legislation for no systematic reason chapters 18 and 20 being the classic example of this phenomenon. Thus the redundancy may not really be problematic and the close reading offered by Milgrom may not represent any real difference between the two laws.
Levine seems to see this as a question of emphasis and not an example of two different, albeit related, rules i. Please support us. Kiddushin 35b spends almost an entire page proving that these laws apply only to men and not women.
Although the Rabbis use a number of homiletic devices to prove this, it seems intuitive since, as a general rule there are always exceptions , women cannot grow beards or sideburns. Others allow only some shavers or even just depilating creams or epilators. Finally, it should be noted that in Hasidic communities, the beard and side-locks are not cut at all.
We will look at his second suggestion at the end of this piece. Rashbam famously believes there is nothing wrong with interpreting a Torah commandment in a way that is contradictory to halacha.
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Edit article. Rabbi Zev Farber ,. Categories: Emor. Giving of gifts should be avoided, if possible, during the Nine Days. Simple sneakers! Another interesting exception to the ban on purchases is the case of bargains and availability.
The mourning during the Nine Days is not intended to cost us money; it is meant to diminish our joy. Opinions differ concerning the extent to which some of the following rules apply. Hair cutting and shaving are prohibited.
Even those who shave during the Three Weeks should avoid shaving during the Nine Days. Pleasurable bathing is prohibited. Many apply this prohibition to regular bathing as well. One who showers during the Nine Days for hygienic purposes, should use cooler water than usual, bathe less frequently, take less time, and avoid washing the whole body at one time.
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