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A question about the Nazirites

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muman613:

--- Quote from: Ulli on October 29, 2009, 03:09:21 PM ---This means today a  Nazirite is not able to terminate his vow?

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So it seems... It requires the Beit Hamikdash, the Holy Temple, in order to make the required sacrifice...

Harzel:
I think it might be possible to release one from his vow of Nezirut bye a Jewish court using the general procedure of התרת נדר releasing from vow. I am no expert though...

But this procedure is meant to be used to release people who vowed and then regret their vow, and to use it premeditatedly is surely not advised. 

Harzel:
Look at this: a Jewish nazir: No haircut, No wine, can have a wife
a Christian nazir (monk): have a hairdo (shaves the crown of his head), can drink wine, no women.

Ulli:

--- Quote from: Zelhar on October 29, 2009, 05:05:28 PM ---Look at this: a Jewish nazir: No haircut, No wine, can have a wife
a Christian nazir (monk): have a hairdo (shaves the crown of his head), can drink wine, no women.

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Oh, perhaps simple fasting is more appropriate.

Kahane-Was-Right BT:

--- Quote from: Ulli on October 30, 2009, 04:16:54 AM ---
--- Quote from: Zelhar on October 29, 2009, 05:05:28 PM ---Look at this: a Jewish nazir: No haircut, No wine, can have a wife
a Christian nazir (monk): have a hairdo (shaves the crown of his head), can drink wine, no women.

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Oh, perhaps simple fasting is more appropriate.

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Yes I think the practice of being a Jewish nazirite generally stopped being practiced long ago.  It was usually not encouraged anyway because it is very stringent and we don't want people to deny themselves so much, as a general rule.   But people who take on additional piety today usually do so through fasting or other measures in their personal life without a vow which is very serious transgression if one fails to live up to a vow.

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