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

[Yehoshua ben Haim haLevi]

Its great that you care, wish everyone did. 

I'm personally not very strict on this one, probably not as much as I
should be to be honest. 

I will wear them at the same time, as long as its not the same garment.

--Yehoshua
On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 18:07, Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:
> <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
> >
> > This is not the Dream.  This is what I do on weekends to have
> > some fun.
> >
> > The Dream involves 4 sets of identical twins, 2 gallons of Cool
> > Whip, 5 quarts of chocolate syrup, 2-1/4 pounds of strawberries,
> > satin sheets, a magnum of champagne, a trapeze, and a python.
> > Check http://www.pobox.com/~msaroff, including The Bad Hair Web Page
> > Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
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> >
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--Yehoshua ben Haim haLevi
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