[Avodah] Yeshivishe Peyos

[Micha Berger]

On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:43:03PM +0300, Marty Bluke wrote:
: That is no different then hiddur mitzva, it only applies to an aseh
: and not a lav. There is no mitzva to have peyos, the mitzva is not to
: cut them off, therefore how can there be noi mitzvah? What is the
: cheftza of the mitzva?

There is no mitzvah for an esrog or megillah to have a case, never
mind a pretty one. And an artistic kesubah doesn't make the contract
any more valid. Noi mitzvah is thus broader than hiddur mitzvah. (RYGB
suggested here once that a wig is noi mitzvah in sei'ar be'ishah ervah,
BTW.) Why assume it doesn't apply to lavin?

Gut Voch!
-mi

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