Nazir 49 - March 13, 20 Adar

Study Guide Nazir 49

Today’s daf is sponsored by Gershon, Jack, Rivka, Itzik, Yoni, Rafi and Tami in honor of Naomi Cohen's birthday. “We are all so proud and inspired by your dedication to and love of Torah.”

According to Rabbi Akiva why was it necessary for the verse to include both a father and a mother - why couldn't we learn one from the other? The Gemara explains differences between the two. What does Rabbi Akiva learn from the verse, "he shall not go in to any dead bodies" that is mentioned in the verses of the kohen gadol? If the nazir comes in contact with a dead body in a way that makes him impure by Torah law, he stops his count toward nezirut, purifies himself, brings sacrifices and then begins his count toward nezirut from the beginning. The Mishna lists all the ways of becoming impure that would make the nazir impure at this level. When Rabbi Meir died, Rabbi Yehuda requested that his students not allow students of Rabbi Meir to come into the beit midrash as they were only coming to question Rabbi Yehuda with their halakhot. Sumchus pushed his way in and began quoting the beginning of our Mishna. Rabbi Yehuda immediately questioned his language as he said an olive bulk of flesh from a dead body and a dead body. Obviously, the dead body was unnecessary as it was included in the olive bulk from a dead body!