307 - המצווה הש"ז - האזהרה שהזהרנו מלגלח שער הנתק

Negative Mitzvah 307 - Not to shave the hair of a netek (leprous mark)

איסור גילוח שער הנתק

Prohibition Against Shaving Hair of Neteq

This letter discusses the prohibition against shaving the hair of a neteq, as stated in Vayikra 13:33. It cites the Sifri, which teaches that even plucking signs of impurity from a neteq is a violation of a negative commandment.

המצווה הש"ז

האזהרה שהזהרנו מלגלח שער הנתק.

והוא אמרו: "ואת הנתק לא יגלח" (ויקרא יג, לג).

ולשון ספרי: "מנין לתולש סימני טומאה מתוך נתקו שעובר בלא תעשה?

שנאמר: 'ואת הנתק לא יגלח'".

Prohibition 307 – The prohibition against shaving the hair of a netek

1. The prohibition in which we were warned not to shave the hair of a netek.

2. This is as it is stated: "And the netek you shall not shave" (Vayikra 13:33).

3. And the language of the Sifri: "From where do we know that one who plucks signs of impurity from within his netek transgresses a negative commandment? It is as it is stated: 'And the netek you shall not shave.'"