Nazir 45 - March 9, 16 Adar

Today's daf is sponsored by Amy Goldstein in loving memory of her dear mother, Carolyn Barnett-Goldstein, Chayah bat Modechai ve-Chanah, on her fourth yahrzeit. “I love you and miss you, Your love of Judaism, art and music lives on in all of your family.” Today's daf is sponsored by Yiska and Shaul Weisband in memory of Menachem Yunitzman HaKohen ben Esther V'Tzvi. Today's daf is sponsored by Medinah Korn in memory of Mrs. Devorah Cohn, Devorah Breina bat Harav Yaakov Zundel ve-Toibe Alta, whose 10th yahrzeit was this week. “Mrs. Cohn was a student of Sarah Schenirer in Poland, as well as a beloved and revered teacher in Boston's Maimonides School for over 40 years. Her warmth and wisdom inspired generations of children and endeared her to all who knew her. Yehi Zichrah Baruch.” Abaye explains that a zav tvul yom (the sun hasn't yet set on the day he purified himself) can't go into the Levite camp (Temple mount) since he is both a tvul yom and he is mechusar kipurim, as he did yet bring his sacrifices. If, however, it is only one of those issues, he can enter into the Levite camp (up until the Nicanor gate) but not into the Shechina camp, the azara. From where does Abaye derive this? After which sacrifice does the nazir do the shaving of the hair - there is a debate about whether it is after the peace offering or the sin offering. The verse says that the nazir shaves at the entrance to the ohel moed (tent of meeting). Is this to be understood literally does this mean something else, as how can the nazir shave there - is it not an embarrassment? Only according to one opinion does a male nazir shave there (not a female nazir) but the others explain the verse is referring to something else. The hair of the nazir goes in the fire under the pot where the peace offering is cooking. However, if it was put under the sin or guilt offering, it would be valid as well. Also, some of the gravy from the peace offering is put on the hair before burning. These two laws are derived from the same word in the verse - how can that be? At what point in the process is the nazir permitted to drink wine and become impure to dead people? There is a debate between the rabbis and Rabbi Shimon.