30 August 2005 (Tuesday)
not the universe and everything
Go read Alisha's post on Halacha, Hashkafa, and Life. She even provides footnotes!
Here, I'll give you a teaser:
I'll buy the necessity of imposing personally meaningless limitations in order to create a collectively meaningful mood. But how about when the defining line is not me vs. us but rather then vs. now? If women had been accustomed to painting their nails in Chazal's time (or were they?) would it have been forbidden during the three weeks?
I hope you come back from Israel with some answers, Lish. Some answers, and some more questions.
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