Talk:Chumra (Judaism)

Aramaic not Hebrew
I think that "chumra" is only an Aramaic word, not a Hebrew word. Itzse 17:36, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Stringency
"Stringency" not being a commonly-used English word (unless my education has been even more inadequate than I fear), I think it would be helpful to add a brief explanation of the word to the article.

Wanderer57 (talk) 22:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

It's actually not accurate to call muktza or negiah chumrot. A chumra implies a stringency which is not necessarily required, though it may be recommended, or a stricter ruling on a particular issue where other may rule more leniently. Both mutkza and negiah do not qualify in the sense that they while they might function as siagim (additional restrictions whose purpose is to guard against violation of other laws), they are legitimate laws in their own right (takanot and gederim), even the time of the Gemara. While poskim (religious law arbiters) may rule more leniently or strictly in aspects of both, nobody would say that either is in any way optional.

--jc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.64.72.131 (talk) 18:17, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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