Now please check her ears. Back To Top Numbers ch. The Torah talks about the nazir . A man who fears that his appetites dominate his judgment vows not to cut his hair and not to drink wine. Then at the end of thirty days, he shaves his hair off and brings it to the Tabernacle.
Hair represents sensuality.
The nazir offers his hair to God as a symbol that he is sublimating and consecrating his sensuality and sexual energy. But this guy is trying to get his libido under control, so he swears off wine for a month to help him recover his balance. The Talmud says someone who saw a death should vow to become a nazir . Even gruesome sights can become familiar. The first time a medical student sees a cadaver he vomits.