tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20071895.post1805984087729362364..comments2018-03-10T11:46:30.142-06:00Comments on Colonial Church Blogma Dogma: Should I Shave?Colonial Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06663416204970588524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20071895.post-7608364511236253582007-12-30T14:14:00.000-06:002007-12-30T14:14:00.000-06:00The "this" trumps "that" - I think that is a lot o...The "this" trumps "that" - I think that is a lot of what the oral torah / Rabbis discussion is about. (Which is most important?) Perhaps you're right on this one - if it's one of the 10 words, it's a 'core mitzvah'.<BR/><BR/>Does your mother know about the experiment??<BR/><BR/>I think that the idea of wanting to distinguish from pagan shaving is valid; but also, I suspect the commandment may have something to do with keeping a distinction between men and women?<BR/><BR/>Sharon in the UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20071895.post-3402781640071454942007-12-12T11:37:00.000-06:002007-12-12T11:37:00.000-06:00Of course Levitcus actually says don't trim your b...<I>Of course Levitcus actually says don't trim your beard presuming perhaps that you already have one? Maybe that's my workaround. </I><BR/><BR/>That strikes me as a stretch. <BR/><BR/>However, this:<BR/><BR/><I>I'll admit that my biggest concern is that I'm traveling to my parents' home during January and my mother wants a new family portrait. She'd kill me if I showed up with a beard.</I><BR/><BR/>does not. It seems to me that here, "honor thy mother" could trump the no-beard-trimming thing.<BR/><BR/>After you get back to Boston, though, you're on your own.<BR/><BR/>I am checking with my consultants as to why Modern Orthodox can be clean-shaven. Will report back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com