Shatnez (or shaatnez, [ʃaʕatˈnez]; Hebrew: שַׁעַטְנֵז ‎ šaʿaṭnēz ⓘ) is cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law, derived from the Torah, prohibits wearing.

Shatnez is the biblical prohibition against wearing wool and linen together in the same garment. (Wearing one piece of clothing that is linen and another that is wool at the same time is permitted.) This prohibition against shatnez is found in Deuteronomy 22:11 and Leviticus 19:19. A combination of any other materials does not create shatnez.

Shatnez (or Shaatnez or Shatnes) is cloth containing a mixture of wool and linen, which is prohibited under a strict reading of Jewish law (see Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11).

Explanations for Shatnez. To the rabbis of the Talmud and later generations, shatnez was the paradigm of a hok–a law without any logical explanation. Defining shatnez as a hok, however, has not stopped generations of commentators from attempting to deduce some spiritual meaning from this strange law.

This presentation covers the laws of shatnez, including which items of clothing must be checked, how to check and what they do in a shatnez lab. You’ll also learn about Rav Yosef Rosenberger, an Austrian Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States, raised awareness about the mitzvah of shatnez and developed a low-cost way to test ...

Leviticus 19:19 states that it is forbidden to wear shatnez —a mixture of wool and linen. In the words of the Torah: “You shall observe My statutes: . . . and a garment which has a mixture of shatnez shall not come upon you.” (This mitzvah is also mentioned in Deuteronomy 22:11.) The reason for this prohibition is not clear.

Any other mixture in clothing is permissible. The Torah, as we see, is rather clear that shatnez refers specifically and only to wool and linen. The great Rabbinic Commentator Rashi says (on Genesis 26:5), quoting the Midrash, that the Law of shatnez is a chok, a decree that the King has passed for His subjects, for which we do not know the reason.

Just like it is forbidden to eat a mixture of milk and meat, so too the Torah prohibits wearing a mixture of wool and linen. It’s called shatnez. Why the Torah prohibits this mixture remains a mystery. Some write that the combination of these two materials confuses vital energies. Nevertheless, the matter still lies beyond our comprehension.

2017年9月7日 · Shatnez is a “chok,” which means that the Torah does not give a reason for the mitzvah. In terms of severity, it is similar to the prohibition of eating non-kosher food. However, unlike eating something not kosher, a person violates the prohibition of shatnez every moment that he or she is wearing it—not just the one moment he puts it on.

2011年12月8日 · Now, shatnez checking can be done locally. Two Houstonians, Bob Davis and Rabbi Eliezer Kessler, have trained to become shatnez checkers. Using a microscope, the Shatnez Lab of Houston can quickly and reliably examine men’s and women’s clothing. For Torah-observant Jews, shatnez checking has the same importance as any other mitzvah.