Balancing devotion and division: The 'nazir' is a colorful but complicated personality

BY MOSHE TARAGIN • June 8, 2025

Secular Zionist culture has deepened in spirituality and no longer aims to hollow out religion. This cultural shift in Israel may render extreme cultural insularity less essential.

The nazir is a colorful but complicated personality. The Torah refers to him as kadosh (sanctified), elevated by his aspirations to a life of stringency and heightened halachic sensitivity. By absta… [+8288 chars]

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