Due to the deep nature of this Dvar Torah it is highly recommended that one print out this article before Yom Tov so that they may learn it over Shavuos. Please note that the printing feature on the website will not accurately print this shiur and so we would encourage you to transfer the article over to a word document. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Have a good Yom Tov! - The Nitzotzos Team דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּ֤י יַפְלִא֙ לִנְדֹּר֙ נֶ֣דֶר נָזִ֔יר לְהַזִּ֖יר לַֽיהוָֹֽה: " Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: A man or woman who sets himself apart by making a nazirite vow to abstain for the sake of the Lord. " (Bamidbar 6:2) The first twenty one pesukim of the sixth chapter of Bamidbar involve the laws of the Nazir. When a person takes the vow of Nezirus they are no longer allowed to drink wine (there is a Rabbinic decree that they're not even allowed sit near a vineyard), cut their hair (they must be careful not to pluck a single hair), or become Tamei Meis (come into close contact with the dead) even including their own family members. At the end of their period of Nezirus (the vow was taken for a specific period of time and if they did not specify it is assumed that the period lasts for 30 days) they would bring a Korban Chatas in the Beis HaMikdash. Today, with no Beis HaMikdash, the Nazir would have to continue how vow forever. As we consider the concept of the Nazir let us address tw
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