Sefer HaMitzvos

מצות לא תעשה ר״ה–ר״ו, ר״ח, ר״ז

Day 115 of 339

Negative Mitzvah 205

A Nazir may not eat grape seeds

Numbers 6:4. "He shall eat nothing that is made from the vine tree, from the seed to its skin"

A Nazir is not allowed to eat grape seeds.

Negative Mitzvah 206

A Nazir may not eat grape peels

Numbers 6:4. "He shall eat nothing that is made from the vine tree, from the seed to its skin"

A Nazir is forbidden to eat the peels (skin) of the grape.

Negative Mitzvah 208

A Nazir may not be under same roof as a dead body Numbers

Numbers 6:6. "He shall not come near to a dead body"

Being under the same roof as a dead body makes a person impure. A Nazir is cautioned not to enter a house which has a dead body in it.

Negative Mitzvah 207

A Nazir may not become impure from contact with a dead body

Numbers 6:7 "He shall not make himself impure for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die"

A Nazir is not allowed to become impure by coming into contact with a dead body throughout his Nazirite period. He is cautioned against coming into contact with a dead body - even when mourning for his close relatives.