Topic Of Religion- Hygiene And Health
This is from al bayan: . The moral leprosy with which Samiri was afflicted warranted that he be punished with physical leprosy. This is precisely what happened. The protocol that was prescribed within the Israelites to remain secure from the touch of lepers was implemented on him: he would forever declare to people that he was unclean and that no one should touch him. This of course was ultimate disgrace and humiliation beyond which nothing could be imagined. In the book of Leviticus of the Bible, this protocol has been mentioned thus: Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean! As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp. (13:45-46) . I don’t see how keeping your hair unkempt has anything to do with cleanliness in the tazkiya sense
Yeah but this is christian commentary. I am wondering about jews explanation to this.