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Our daf closes with Abayye‘s comment that, since we do not know which mishmar and bet av kohanim belong to today, kohanim should never be permitted to drink wine, since the Temple may be built miraculously and they will be called to participate in the service.
Nevertheless we do not restrict kohanim in this way because of the teaching of Rabbi, who said that the years of destruction do not allow us to legislate such a restriction.
The Sages also taught: A king cuts his hair every day, a High Priest cuts his hair every Friday, and a common priest once every thirty days.
We therefore explore the history of grooming, from ancient Egypt to beards and the halacha of shaving, as well as the notion of personal hygiene and bathing in modernity.
"Every age and culture was convinced that their version of cleanliness was the correct one, from the Roman who spent a few hours a day soaking in public baths of various temperatures to the 17th-century Frenchman who never touched water and believed he cleaned himself by changing into a fresh linen shirt.” (Katherine Ashenberg)