A Nozir is a person who has taken a vow to abstain from grape products, haircuts, and (usually) contact with the dead.
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Why are Nazirite restrictions not tailor-made to the individual?
One who takes a Nazirite vow of asceticism must not drink wine, cut his hair, or go near the dead.
I don't like wine, I don't care if my hair grows long (have done it a few times), and I am not in the habit of taking walks in cemeteries. So a…
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If someone says "I am a nazir from grape seeds" according to R' Shimon is he prohibited from grape seeds as a Neder?
The Mishna / Gemorah in Nazir 3B says that according to R Shimon if he says I am a Nazir from grape seeds, he is not a Nazir until he specifies everything since he started mentioning details versus if he just said I am a Nazir.
Now since he is not a…
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