1)

HOW MUCH DOES SHAVING CANCEL? (Yerushalmi Perek 6 Halachah 3 Daf 28a)

îúðé' ñúí ðæéøåú ì' éåí âéìç àå ùâéìçåäå ìéñèéï ñåúø ùìùéí éåí

(a)

(Mishnah): Stam Nezirus is 30 days. If he shaved or was shaved by bandits (before completion), this nullifies 30 days.

ðæéø ùâéìç áéï áæåâ áéï áúòø àå ùñéôñó ëì ùäåà çééá

(b)

If a Nazir shaved, whether with scissors or a Ta'ar (razor), or uprooted any amount (even one hair), he is liable.

ðæéø çåôó åîôñôñ àáì ìà ñåø÷

(c)

A Nazir may rub (shampoo) his hair, and may separate the hairs, but he may not comb his hair.

ø' éùîòàì àåîø ìà éçåó áàãîä îôðé ùäéà îùøú àú äùòø:

(d)

R. Yishmael says, he may not shampoo with earth, because it causes hair to fall out.

âî' ëúéá [áîãáø å ä] úòø ìà éòáåø òì øàùå äà òáø çééá

(e)

(Gemara): It says "Ta'ar Lo Yavo Al Rosho" - this implies that if [a razor] passed over [his head], he is liable.

[áîãáø å ä] âãì ôøò ùòø øàùå ëîä äåà âéãåì ùéòø ùìùéí éåí

(f)

"Gadel Pera Se'ar Rosho" - how much growth of hair [is Pera]? It is 30 days.

òã ëãåï ðæéø èäåø ðæéø èîà

(g)

Question: We know [that shaving cancels] for Nazir Tahor. What is the source for a Nazir Tamei?

[ùí è] åâìç øàùå áéåí èäøúå îä úìîåã ìåîø áéåí äùáéòé éâìçðå

(h)

Answer - Question: "V'Gilach Rosho b'Yom Taharaso" - why does it say [also] "ba'Yom ha'Shevi'i Yegalchenu"?

îéëï ùäåà çåæø åîâìç åâéìç ëåìå åìà î÷öúå îéëï ùàí ùééø ùúé ùòøåú ìà òùä ëìåí

1.

Answer: This teaches that [if a Nazir Tamei shaved before day seven,] he returns and shaves [again after becoming Tahor. He must wait seven days, for cutting less than seven days growth of hair is not called shaving. - PNEI MOSHE] "V'Gilach" - all, and not part. This teaches that if he left over two hairs, he did not do anything (it is not considered that he shaved).

úòø ìà éòáø òì øàùå àéï ìé àìà úòø îðééï ìøáåú àú äîñôñó åàú äîñôøéí ëáúòø úìîåã ìåîø ìà éòáåø òì øàùå [ãó ëç òîåã á] ëì äîòáéøéï áîùîò

(i)

"Ta'ar Lo Yavo Al Rosho" teaches (forbids) only a razor. What is the source [to forbid] uprooting and scissors, like a razor? It says "Lo Yavo Al Rosho" - this implies anything that removes [hair];

[ö"ì îä úìîåã ìåîø úòø - ÷øáï äòãä] îéëï ùàéðå ñåúø áå àìà úòø áìáã

(j)

Why does it say "Ta'ar"? This teaches that only a razor cancels. (He is lashed for other removers, but they do not cancel.)

ø' áà áø îîì åøáé àéìà áòåï ÷åîé ø' éñà ìà éñúøå áå ùìùéí àáì éñúøå áå ùáòä

(k)

Question (R. Ba bar Mamal and R. Ila, to R. Yosa): [Other removers] should not cancel 30 [days], but they should cancel seven!

ìà áùàéðå ñåúø áå ìà ùáòä åìà ùìùéí

(l)

Version #1 - Answer (R. Yosa): No. [The verse excludes them;] they do not cancel seven, and not 30.

àéï úéîø ìà éñúøå áå ùìùéí

1.

Suggestion: Perhaps [a razor] does not cancel 30!

îä áéï ðæéø èäåø îä áéï ðæéø èîà úðé ÷ì åçåîø áðæéø èäåø úðé ÷ì åçåîø áðæéø èîà

2.

Rejection: [If so,] what is the difference between a Nazir Tahor and a Nazir Tamei (i.e. what is the stringency of the former)? A Beraisa teaches a leniency and stringency in a Nazir Tahor (that does not apply to a Nazir Tamei), and a leniency and stringency in a Nazir Tamei (that does not apply to a Nazir Tahor)!

÷ì áðæéø èäåø ùàéðå ñåúø àìà áúòø åçåîø ùäåà ñåúø áå ùìùéí

i.

(Beraisa): A leniency of a Nazir Tahor - he cancels [due to shaving] only through a razor. A stringency - he cancels 30;

÷ì áðæéø èîà ùäåà ñåúø áå ùáòä åçåîø ùáëåìï ñåúøéï áå

ii.

A leniency of a Nazir Tamei - he cancels [only] seven days. A stringency - all [ways of removing hair] cancel for him.

àéï úéîø ìà éñúøå áå ùìùéí îä ùðé áéï ðæéø èäåø ìðæéø èîà

iii.

Summation of rejection: If you will say that [a razor] does not cancel 30, what is the difference between a Nazir Tahor and a Nazir Tamei (i.e. how is a Nazir Tahor more stringent)?

àéú ãáòé îéîø îä ùðé áéï áîñôøéí ìáúòø åðæéø èäåø ëøáé àìéòæø

(m)

Version #2 - Answer (R. Yosa): [If you will say that other removers cancel seven], what is the difference between scissors and a razor [after Melos] of a Nazir Tahor, according to R. Eliezer (who says that he cancels only seven days)?!

1.

Note: A razor is more stringent before Melos! Also OHR YAKOV left this difficult.