This is primarily for Avital - just a quick question for my own information,
but I thought others might also be interested
I heard a program yesterday talking about the rules of Kosher with respect
to fabric and it mentioned that linen and wool can not be mixed. One of the
reasons given was that the Essenes (at Qumran) dressed only in linen because
the invading Romans dressed in wool fabric. However, I'm sure the rules of
Kosher regarding this was probably much, much earlier than that, and that
the Essenes were actually just following the law. Also, during the Exodus
they would have probably worn wool - they probably wouldn't have been able
to grow a crop of flax in the dessert or taken the time to stay in one place
for that long.
To get to my question - does the mixing of thread only apply to linen and
wool or does it apply to other threads? Would linen and cotton be ok
because they are both 'plant' origin OR would wool and silk be ok because
they are both 'animal' origin, but you couldn't mix cotton and silk any more
than you can mix linen and wool?
Malvary in Ottawa, Canada
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