*30.4 Makkos Daf 20 A (7 lines after spreads)*

*30.4 Makkos Daf 20 A (7 lines after spreads)**Summary**Beraisa:*It is written: “They [the kohanim] should not *tear a tearing* _(yikrechu karcha)_ in [the hair *on] their heads”.*There is another _possuk_ [referring to all of Yisroel]: “Do not make a tearing ( _karcha_ ) between your eyes for *[mourning] a death”.**The repetition* in the first _possuk_ teaches that there is a liability for *each tearing.**“Their heads”* teaches that tearing hair from *any spot on the head* is forbidden (even though the second _possuk_ seems to be limited to only part of the head).We might think that these laws apply *only to _kohanim_* who were given more mitzvos, but the word karcha, teaches by _gezeirah shaveh_ that *all laws derived from each _possuk_ apply to the other one as well.**The second _possuk_* limits the prohibition to tearing hair *as an act of mourning.*Between the two _pessukim_ we learn *three laws that apply equally to a _kohen_ or a Yisroel.**1. There is a liability for each tearing. 2. Tearing from any spot on the head is forbidden. 3. Only tearing in mourning is forbidden.* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate