shatnez

The suit contained a combination of cotton and linen which some rabbinical authorities class as an “unnatural” blend, known as shatnez to ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Zara put its chocolate in my peanut butter | Jewschool 2007

The suit contained a combination of cotton and linen which some rabbinical authorities class as an “unnatural” blend, known as shatnez to ultra-Orthodox Jews.

2007 May | Jewschool 2007

That includes the law of shatnez, or the prohibition on what you call “mixed cloths.”

Carried to Orthodoxy 2010

AP: There is no reason a tallit cannot be knit -- as long as you take shatnez the wool and linen thing into consideration.

A question for my Jewish friends. Angry Professor 2007

Zara has also promised to refund the cost of scientific checks for shatnez, which Orthodox Jews routinely carry out when they buy clothes.

Zara put its chocolate in my peanut butter | Jewschool 2007

I think Zara should go one up and simply make all their clothes shatnez-free certified.

Zara put its chocolate in my peanut butter | Jewschool 2007

I am going to ask my Orthodox friends if they have any extra shatnez testing kits lyng around, because I have no time for ironing linen clothes anyway and if they sneak that crap into my cotton I want nothing to do with them either.

Zara put its chocolate in my peanut butter | Jewschool 2007

Zara has also promised to refund the cost of scientific checks for shatnez, which Orthodox Jews routinely carry out when they buy clothes.

2007 May | Jewschool 2007

I am going to ask my Orthodox friends if they have any extra shatnez testing kits lyng around, because I have no time for ironing linen clothes anyway and if they sneak that crap into my cotton I want nothing to do with them either.

2007 May | Jewschool 2007

Judaism is shatnez, and improper mixture that is absolutely prohibited and cannot be made kosher.

Mystical Paths 2010