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Laws of Shaving and Sacrifices of the Nazirite
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A
Ben Zoma said to
Rabbi Yehoshua:
And who will listen to him to vow to be a nazirite corresponding to him?
How can one design a
halakha
on the assumption that a non-nazirite will agree to be a nazirite for a lengthy term?
Rather,
a different procedure is available: After thirty days of naziriteship
he brings a bird sin-offering and an animal burnt-offering, and says: If I was impure, the sin-offering is for my obligation
as an impure nazirite,
and the burnt-offering
is a regular
gift
offering…
Nazir 59b:4-60b:5
MISHNA:
As taught earlier (45a) the nazirite shaves after having brought one, or all, of his offerings. This mishna discusses what the
halakha
is if the offering was found to be invalid after the nazirite had shaved. If a nazirite
shaved
based
upon the
requisite
offering, and
afterward the offering
was found
to be
invalid
for any reason,
his shaving is invalid and his offerings do not count
toward the fulfillment of
his
obligation…
Nazir 46b:10-11
MISHNA:
If one says:
It is
incumbent
upon me to shave half a nazirite,
i.e., he is vowing to pay half the costs of a nazirite’s offerings,
and another heard and said: And I, it is
incumbent
upon me to shave half a nazirite, this
one
shaves a whole nazirite and that
one
shaves a whole nazirite,
i.e., each pays the full cost of a nazirite’s offerings; this is
the statement of Rabbi Meir,
since there is no such entity as half a nazirite…
Nazir 12b:7-9
and I will shave
my head, meaning I will purchase the nazirite offerings that are brought when a nazirite shaves himself,
with second-tithe money,
which I am obligated in any case to bring to Jerusalem,
what is
the
halakha
? Rabbi Yoḥanan
said to him:
With regard to the thanks-offering,
he has vowed
and must bring the offering, but
he does not fulfill
his obligation of the Festival peace-offering with it, as the latter offering must be brought from unconsecrated animals…
Beitzah 20a:1
Mar Zutra taught this
halakha
of Shmuel
with regard
to the latter clause
of the following mishna (59b):
A nazirite who has uncertain impurity and
whose status as
a confirmed leper is uncertain may eat sacrificial food after sixty days and shaves four times.
One shaving is for his uncertain status as an impure nazirite, one is at the end of his term of naziriteship, and two are due to his status as a leper. A similar problem arose:
But
as he is not definitely obligated to shave, he
violates the
prohibition against
rounding
the head…
Nazir 57b:4
MISHNA:
A man can shave,
i.e., bring the offerings at the close of his term of naziriteship,
by
using offerings originally designated for
his father’s naziriteship, but a woman cannot shave by
means of the offerings for
her father’s naziriteship. How so;
how is this
halakha
applied? It applies to
one whose father was a nazirite and separated unallocated money for his naziriteship,
i.e., he did not state which coins were for which of his offerings,
and he died
before buying the animals…
Nazir 30a:5-31a:1
The Gemara poses a question:
Who
is the
tanna
who
taught this that the Sages taught:
With regard to
a woman who vowed to be a nazirite and became ritually impure,
leading her to designate a bird for a sin-offering, a bird for a burnt-offering, and a sheep for a guilt-offering,
and afterward her husband nullified
her vow of naziriteship
for her, she brings the bird sin-offering and she does not bring the bird burnt-offering?
Nazir 19a:2
MISHNA:
With regard to
two nazirites, where one
other person
said to them: I saw one of you become impure, but I do not know which
one
of you
it was, they must each complete their naziriteship terms,
shave
their hair,
and
both together
bring an offering of ritual impurity and an offering of purity,
due to the uncertainty.
And
one of them
says
to the other:
If I am
the
impure
one,
the offering of impurity is mine and the offering of purity is yours…
Nazir 57a:4-57b:2
§
Rav Ashi said: That
which
you said
with regard to a nazirite who had
allocated
money, that he may
not
use it all for gift offerings because the value of the sin-offering must be taken and cast into the Dead Sea,
do not say that
this is referring only to a case where he explicitly
said: These are for my sin-offering, and these are for my burnt-offering, and these are for my peace-offering,
each one separately.
Rather, even
if
he said: These are for my sin-offering and for my burnt-offering and for my peace-offering…
Nazir 26a:4-26b:5
What does the shaving [required after completion of the nazirite vow in] purity involve? When the nazirite completes [the observance of] the days of his nazirite vow, he should bring three animals [as sacrifices]: a male lamb for a burnt offering, a ewe as a sin offering, and a ram as a peace offering.
[The following rules apply when a person] brought three animals, but did not specify [for which sacrifice each was designated]. The one fit to be offered as a sin offering should be offered as a sin offering. The one fit to be offered as a burnt offering should be offered as a burnt offering…
Mishneh Torah, Nazariteship 8-10
§
The Sages taught
(
Tosefta
,
Zavim
2:8): In the case of
one who finds a corpse lying
across
the width of a road, with regard to
teruma
the passerby is
impure. But with regard to
both
a nazirite and one performing
the ritual of
the Paschal offering,
the passerby is
pure,
as it is considered impurity imparted by a grave in the depths.
In what
case
is this statement said,
that one is impure with regard to partaking of
teruma
? It is said in a case
where he does not have space to pass by
on the road…
Nazir 63b:5
Likewise,
Rav Sheshet says: Rabbi Meir concedes to the Rabbis in
the case of
an impure nazirite,
i.e., one
to whom two
witnesses
said: You became impure
and are therefore liable to bring a sin offering,
and he says: I did not become impure,
that he is
exempt, since if he wishes, he can say: I requested
from a halakhic authority to dissolve
my nazirite vow,
and he dissolved it. Therefore, it was permitted for me to become impure. Nazirites are prohibited from becoming impure with the impurity imparted by a corpse…
Keritot 12b:6
The priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make expiation on the person’s behalf for the guilt incurred through the corpse. That same day the head shall be reconsecrated;
Numbers 6:11
The Gemara asks:
What difference is there?
In any case, he is certainly obligated to observe naziriteship now, and he must separate the offerings. The Gemara answers: The question is referring
to
the issue of
its shearing and its labor.
If they are considered consecrated from the initial consecration, it is prohibited to shear their wool and use them for labor, like any other consecrated animal. But if they are not yet consecrated, it is permitted to use them. No answer was found for this question, and the Gemara concludes that the dilemma
shall stand
unresolved.
Nazir 13a:8
MISHNA:
In the case of a nazirite
who designated money for
the three offerings he is obligated to bring upon completion of
his naziriteship,
a sin offering, a burnt offering, and a peace offering, but he did not specify which money was designated for which offering, since it is not clear what the money is intended for, one
may not derive benefit
from the money
ab initio
,
but
if he derived benefit from the money he is
not
liable for its
misuse…
Meilah 11a:5-7
MISHNA:
With regard to a nazirite’s
shaving of purity
after the completion of his term of naziriteship,
how
is it performed?
He would bring three animals:
One for
a sin-offering,
one for
a burnt-offering, and
one for
a peace-offering. And he slaughters the peace-offering and shaves
his hair
after
he slaughters
them.
This is
the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Elazar says: He would shave only after
he slaughtered
the sin-offering, as the sin-offering precedes
the other offerings
in all places…
Nazir 45a:6-46b:2
MISHNA:
A man can vow
that
his
minor
son should be a nazirite,
i.e., a father can declare his son a nazirite,
but a woman cannot vow
that
her son should be a nazirite. How so;
what are the details of this naziriteship? If the son
shaved
his hair, thereby demonstrating his rejection of the vow imposed by his father;
or
if
his relatives shaved him;
or if the son
objected
by saying that he has no desire for this naziriteship;
or if his relatives objected
on his behalf, the naziriteship is canceled…
Nazir 28b:8-10
Abaye said to him:
The wording of your statement suggests that naziriteship cannot take effect partially,
but
that
an offering is
brought
for partial
observance of
naziriteship. Rather, Abaye said
that one should say as follows:
Naziriteship cannot take effect partially, and no offering is
brought
for partial
observance of naziriteship. The Gemara
raises an objection
from the following statement: With regard to
a woman who vowed to be a nazirite and she designated her animal
for her nazirite offering…
Nedarim 83a:4-7
The Gemara answers:
Yes, as even according to Rabbi Elazar HaKappar, who said
that
a nazirite
is
a sinner, that applies
only
with regard to a ritually impure nazirite.
This is
because it is necessary
for him
to void
the days of his vow that have been observed and to begin his term anew,
as the Merciful One states
in the Torah:
“But the first days will be void, because his consecration was defiled”
(Numbers 6:12).
It is there
that Rabbi Elazar HaKappar called the nazirite a sinner…
Nazir 3a:1
The mishna continues: If the one who set aside the money
died and he had unallocated funds, they are
all
allocated for
communal
gift
offerings. If he left behind
allocated funds,
with regard to
the money for a sin-offering,
one must
take
it and cast it
into the Dead Sea;
one may
not derive benefit
from it
but
one who benefits
from it
is
not
liable for
misuse
of consecrated property.
The money for a burnt-offering is brought
as
a burnt-offering…
Nazir 24b:7-9
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