[Avodah] Habituation

[Akiva Blum]

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> At weddings, Rav Acha used to carry the kallah on his 
> shoulders, explaining that she was merely like a wooden beam 
> to him. (Kesubos 17a) Was Rav Acha *distracted* by Mitzvas 
> Simchas Chasan v'Kallah? Or was there simply an undeniable 
> reality that he was unaffected by this contact? Either way, 
> **IF** one can be equally sure of being unaffected by 
> [whatever], then where is the issur?
> 

What is the issur in carrying kallas? It's not described by Chazal as ervah. Yet
the svara clearly indicates that there would be, for the overwhelming majority,
an issue of hirhur.

Hair is described by Chazal as ervah, hence an absolute ervah irrespective of
personnel piety.

Akiva