by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jun 5, 2009
We Orthodox Jews tend to get the heebee jeebies when it comes to nails (the ones that grow on fingers and toes, not the ones that are intentionally hit with a hammer). What is the background of this? A brief history: The Gemara (Moed Katan 18a, Niddah 17a) says that...