Commentary for Kiddushin 70:2
חוץ מבל תקיף ובל תשחית כו': בשלמא בל תטמא למתים דכתיב (ויקרא כא, א) אמור אל הכהנים בני אהרן בני אהרן ולא בנות אהרן אלא בל תקיף ובל תשחית מנלן
but in the first two I might say that it is not so.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. that woman is the same as man.');"><sup>3</sup></span> Thus they are [all] necessary.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah refers to the sons of Aaron when transmitting the prohibition of defiling oneself to take care of the dead. Therefore, this mitzvah applies only to males, not to females.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud now turns to the prohibitions of marring and rounding—both of which refer to parts of the head. This source teaches that since they are not subject to the prohibition of marring, they are not subject to the prohibition of rounding. Below, we will address how we know they are not subject to the prohibition of marring.
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