Nazir

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1. Nazir

   Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

   What is the purpose of becoming a Nazir? Abstaining from the comforts of the world, or achieving kedusha? Is Nezirut positive, or problematic? Is the Nazir like a High Priest - a Cohen Gadol - or is he a sinner? What is the significance of the sin offering he is required to bring when he has completed his vow? We will analyze these question while discussing the details of the prohibitions of the Nazir. The Nazir expresses the human complexity - the desire to achieve holiness in the physical world.

2. Why Are the Laws of the Nazir and the Sota Juxtaposed?

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   Why did the Torah position the episodes of Nazir and Sotah in proximity to the sanctification of the Levites? Apparently the Torah wishes to compare the sanctity of the Nazir to that of the Levites, indicating that anyone can achieve sanctity similar to that of the priests. The Sotah, on the other hand, is contrasted with the Nazir. This contrast is highlighted by details such as the prohibition to cut the Nazir’s hair, the commandment to cut the hair of the High Priest, and the letting down of the Soah’s hair. The hair is a Nezer – a crown – and the attitude toward this ornament changes based on the relative sanctity of the individual.

3. The Mishkan and the Nazir

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   This article explores the meaning of the mitzvot in Parashat Naso, which define its significance of the Mishkan in day-to-day life.

4. Completing the Mahane

   Rabbi Ezra Bick

   Parashat Naso elaborates on four different mitzvot. What is the significance of the placement of these mitzvot among the stories of Bemidbar? Sending the impure from the camp is part of the creation of a camp worthy of God's Divine Presence. Apparently Sotah and Nazir, and even the Guilt Offering for Abuse of Sanctified Property, address the social ramifications of this theme. The Camp is a spiritual, as well as physical, entity. As such, it must remain pure, and focused on its purpose and objective - enabling God to dwell within His nation.

5. The Unity of Parashat Naso

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 37 minutes

   Naso is a long parasha, with various topics strung together (such as Gezel ha-Ger; Sotah, Nazir, and Birkat Kohanim). This shiur maps out the content and then seeks to explain the juxtaposition of the topics in this parsha which ultimately form a coherent whole. 

6. The Birth of Shimshon the Nazirite

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   Once again, in the Book's final gasp, the sorry cycle of Israelite treachery and Divine counter-wrath is stated, but this time the oppressors have a new identity.  Gone are the Canaanites, Moavites, Midianites and Ammonites of earlier cycles, now replaced by a foe far more menacing and more fierce: the Philistines.

   The character of Shimshon is introduced as a Nazir from birth which demands an in depth investigation of the laws of the Nazir. 

    

7. Considering the Naziritehood of Shimshon of Dan

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   Shimshon's nazirite status is unique and peculiar. The nazir is by definition a person who is profoundly driven towards an encounter with the Divine. Shimshon's status is imposed upon him by Divine command from birth and not by choice. Just like the Hazal describe the Nazir as a reaction to the Sotah - the breakdown of the relationship between a husband and wife - so too God's command of coerced Nazirite status upon Shimshon is a reaction to the complete adoption of the immoral Cannanite lifestyle by the nation by the end of the Book of Judges. 

8. The Impurity of the Birthing Mother and Her Offering

   Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

   Why is a birthing mother required to bring a sin offering? Many commentators have attempted to answer this question. Some claim that it is an atonement for a particular sin - personal or universal, while others suggest that the sin offering is meant as a purification process from impurity. 

9. Parshat Naso

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 28 minutes

   Many of the topics in Parshat Naso seem to belong in Sefer Vayikra  rather than in Sefer Bamidbar- Korbanot, Nazir, Sotah, Birkat Kohanim, etc. However, upon closer examination of each story, we can gain an understanding as to their connection to the nation, to the machane, and to the mishkan, and therefore why these are in fact appropriately placed in Sefer Bamidbar. 

10. Completing the Machane (Audio)

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 12 minutes

    How do the four "halakhic" sections that appear in Parashat Naso fit with the rest of the parasha, which deals with completing the construction of the Israelite encampment and, by extension, establishing a spiritually wholesome Jewish society?

11. Parshat Naso - Bridging Vision and Reality

    Rabbi Yair Kahn

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ו | | 10 minutes

    How do the three prominent halakhic passages of Parashat Naso fit in with the overall narrative structure of Sefer Bamidbar?

12. The Strange Laws of the Nazir

    Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen

13. Nazir - Kehuna for Everyone?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

14. The Nazir Must Bring a Sin Offering - is Naziritehood Ideal?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

15. Nazir - Ideal?

    Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell

    תאריך פרסום: תשס"ח | |

    Parashat Naso includes the details of the laws surrounding one who decides to become a nazir. A nazir is one who makes extreme decisions in his life, and there is a debate among the sages  regarding the  proper attitude toward the nazir– is nazir doing something praiseworthy or not?

    We explore the Ramban's perspective to gain insights about  moderation as a general ideal, but extremes being sometimes necessary to counter sinful instincts - ideas that can be applied to the nazir. The great man is the man who understands his failings and works to overcome them, which is what the nazir may be doing. As human beings, we need to know our weaknesses and strengths, work with our weaknesses, and make the right decisions despite them.

16. Naso: To Be or Not to Be!

    Rabbi Jay Kelman

17. Parshat Naso - The Nazir and the Book of Bamidbar

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 38 minutes

    We will be looking at the Nazirite vow. Crucial to our investigation is the context – what is this voluntary vow doing here, when the Kohen is at the centerpiece of most of the other chapters of Parashat Nasso? And why is the Nazir commanded to bring a sin offering at the end of his Nazir period? What sin has he committed?

    We note parallels between the Nazir status and the Kohen Gadol, and contrast the intrinsic holiness of the Kohen with the voluntary holiness of the Nazir. In the optional Nazirite vow is a solution to any misconception about Bnei Yisrael being stuck outside, away from the holiness of the Mishkan. Through the nazirite vow, holiness is accessible to all of Bnei Yisrael , even as Bemidbar describes a social, political, and  religious hierarchy.

    Parashat Naso emphasizes the unique holiness of every member of Bnei Yisrael, correcting any misconception to the contrary. It reminds us that everyone can achieve a status equivalent to the Kohen Gadol.

     

18. Parshat Naso Part 4: Sota and Nazir

    Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 25 minutes

    This podcast concludes the topic of sota with the discussion of the outcome of the bitter water test. We then begin to discuss the topic of Nazir and the prohibitions which accompany this vow.  

     

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