For a definition and description of Talmud please click on this link: Talmud.. Information on the Levirate Marriage laws can be found here. Levirate Marriage. Definition and further explanation of Mamzer, the "unsuitable" can be found here: Mamzer.
From these few verses in this weeks parasha, hundreds upon hundreds of pages of rules and regulations have evolved.
Sending out blessings and prayers to those commemorating the loss of loved ones on 9/11/2011 as we all mourn those who have died since then as a result of the terror unleashed on that day.
Showing posts with label holiness code. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiness code. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Kedoshim 5771: The Holiness Code and Holy Threads
Some interesting articles about Shatnez can be found here: http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/2011/01/shatnez-dr-pepper-so-misunderstood/
I especially like the second article which gives the reason that wool and linen should not be mixed is because wool shrinks and linen does not shrink, makes one wonder if all of the biblical authors were actually hand spinners? As I mention in the podcast, I think there are other reasons as well that we are supposed to refrain from mixing wool and linen.
I especially like the second article which gives the reason that wool and linen should not be mixed is because wool shrinks and linen does not shrink, makes one wonder if all of the biblical authors were actually hand spinners? As I mention in the podcast, I think there are other reasons as well that we are supposed to refrain from mixing wool and linen.
I have also included some fun images from the world of Shatnez.
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