New Rabbinical Tartan

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 18th November 09, 07:43 PM

Cool!

I like the notes about restrictions, almost expected (given my study of the Mosaic Law and the Hebrew people.)

I doubt I'll ever come anywhere close to being an ordained rabbi though.

**Oldhiker** · 18th November 09, 09:19 PM

It was interesting the resrtictions on making sure it was kosher.

this is meant as humor not poking fun at religion. (hoping god doesn't hit me with lightning bolt)
This means that the tartan must be woven from 100% virgin wool... how do they know if they sheep have had sex or not??

**The Guy in the Kilt at UC** · 18th November 09, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Oldhiker

It was interesting the resrtictions on making sure it was kosher.

this is meant as humor not poking fun at religion. (hoping god doesn't hit me with lightning bolt)
This means that the tartan must be woven from 100% virgin wool... how do they know if they sheep have had sex or not??

oy!

**skauwt** · 19th November 09, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Oldhiker

It was interesting the resrtictions on making sure it was kosher.

this is meant as humor not poking fun at religion. (hoping god doesn't hit me with lightning bolt)
This means that the tartan must be woven from 100% virgin wool... how do they know if they sheep have had sex or not??

not all ewe`s get to see the ram , most rams as far as im aware are kept apart from the ewes till the right season and the first year or two is the best time to get the sheared wool as thats when its at its best quality

**Galician** · 19th November 09, 10:25 AM

Skawt, maybe better you hadn't even tried to answer the question!

In reference to the question about a prayer shawl, that would be a plaid. Same use, just setting is different, indoors as opposed to out. Given the weight of the wool, though, might be too heavy for that, unless one gets a separate weight wool for it.

**Fougasse** · 5th December 09, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by skauwt

not all ewe`s get to see the ram , most rams as far as im aware are kept apart from the ewes till the right season and the first year or two is the best time to get the sheared wool as thats when its at its best quality

Just a little bit of Scottish language trivia: in many parts of Scotland and Northern England a ram is called a tup and this is also used as a verb. Therefore a "non-virgin lamb" would have been "tupped" and presumably non-Kosher.