[Sca-cooks] Kosher, was things they dont explain aboutPennsic

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

<nods>
yup, my origonal understanding about Shatnez was that Linsey Woolsey was
out, but layers that are not sewn together were ok....
but then a few of my more Orthodox customers started telling me that even
pinning the layers together was fobidden.......
(it "joined them")

and THEN i had some people who told me they would not be able to buy my
linen because it had been stored with the wool, and the fibers could have
blended together........ and make them "mixed linen and wool".

so i started storing my linen and wool seperately (and bagged only with
their own fiber type) and i have been thanked by many of the Orthodox, AND
by the people who tell me they are allergic to wool.

i dont tell people how to interprete the laws, i just sell the stuff... but
i DO try to be aware of my customers concerns.....

Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew G. Saroff" <msaroff at fellspt.charm.net>
To: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
Cc: <bhakail-list at yahoogroups.com>; <SCA-Garb at yahoogroups.com>;
<brighthills at yahoogroups.com>; <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re: [Bright Hills] RE: things they dont explain
aboutPennsic


> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Olwen the Odd wrote:
>
> >
> > >if you are worried about the kosher rule against mixing wool and linen,
> > >take a cotton or silk layer you can wear between any wool and linen,
> > >and pack them in separate trunks.
> >
> > I never knew there were kosher laws about materials.  How very
interesting.
> > Now I have one more thing to put on my list of stuff to find out more
about.
>
> There is not a prohibition against wearing wool and linen clothing
> together.  It is a prohibition against wearing a wool-linen fabric blend
> (Shatnez).
>
> http://www.beingjewish.com/mitzvos/shatnez.html
>
> > The Torah (Deuteronomy 22:11) is rather clear that shatnez refers
> > specifically and only to wool and linen. Wool and linen attached to each
> > other by any means is forbidden. It does not matter whether they are
> > sewn together, spun, twisted, glued, or any method of attaching
> > whatsoever.  Any method of combining wool and linen is forbidden. Wool
> > that has linen thread through it, linen that has woolen thread through
> > it, wool and linen fabric sewn together by silk (or any type of thread),
> > wool or linen held together by a needle or pin - all these are
> > forbidden. However, it is permitted to wear a linen garment over a
> > woolen garment, or vice versa, since they are not attached to each
> > other.
> >
> > The great Rabbinic Commentator Rashi says (on Genesis 26:5), quoting the
> > Midrash, that the Law of shatnez is a chok, a decree that the King has
> > passed for His subjects, for which we do not know the reason. A great
> > many of the Commandments in the Torah are of that sort. We do not know
> > precisely why pork is forbidden, for example. We do not understand how
> > the Purification by means of a red heifer works.
>
> --
> --Sfi Mordehai ben Yosef Yitzhak, Aka Matthew G. Saroff
>
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>
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