[Avodah] superstition

[Eli Turkel]

To review a topic we have discussed before
what distinguishes a minhag from a superstition

I am just reading in one the daily halacha messages that
one should not cut ones fingernails and toesnails on one day
either because it is dangerous or else (in the name of
rashi yashan - whatever that means) because of "lo yilbash gever"
(implies a woman can do it).
Didnt understand that either - a woman does something reasonable
and so a man can't do it??
The source is the sefer Maggid Mesharim of things the angel told
R. Karo.

Even more the Ramah says not to cut the nails in order but gives
a different order (in darcei Moshe brings that cutting nails in the natural
order causes poverty, memory loss ad burying one chidren.

Though some objected to these things MB says one should follow
it lechatchila.

To me it sounds like a superstition. Nothing is mentioned in the
Gemara about this.

shabbat shalom

-- 
Eli Turkel