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Wearing Tefillin over toupe
If someone wears a toupe which is only removed twice a month, is there any way to still get the mitzvah of wearing tefillin? Removing the toupe every morning to put in the tefillin would be an extreme ...
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Ari Zal and Sefira
Many people do not take a hair cut until the end of Sefira (including Lag B'Omer) because of a position of the Ari Zal. Where is the Ari Zal? What is the source for this? Did the strigency of the Ari ...
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Why did the Shulchan Aruch hold of waiting until Lad LaOmer to cut one's hair?
The Shulchan Aruch (493:2) writes that one should not cut one's hair until the morning of the 34th day of the 'Omer ("אין להסתפר עד יום ל"ד בבקר"). What is the source for waiting until the morning of ...
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Eyebrow Trimming During Sefira
Are there any known halacha- or responsa- sources that deal with the permitting or prohibiting of trimming eyebrows during Sefira? I'm wondering if eyebrows fall into the "regular" category of haircut ...
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Bald men and kippot
How do bald men keep kippah srugas from falling off? (not l'maaseh yet, b"h)
I got a short haircut and am having serious issues, especially in the wind!
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Significance of gray or white hair?
What significance, if any, does Judaism attach to gray/white hair or to a person's hair turning gray/white? Does this significance hold true equally for men and women?
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What is the absolute minimum length for peyos?
I have often heard that 1/4th of an inch is the minimum length of the hairs in the peyos area. For example, that is mentioned in an answer to a previous question:
How to advise your barber
My ...
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Mah Nafshach - Is hair part of the human body or not?
Inspired by this answer, I'm curious. We hold that hair of a married woman is 'Ervah. Yet it is not 'Ervah for an unmarried woman. According to the Gemara in Shabbath (Bab. 95a), braiding the hair ...
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A woman with dreadlocks going to the mikveh
In regards to the dinim of chatzitza by the tevillah of a Niddah the SA (Rema) in YD Siman 198 Sif 6 speaks about an interesting situation where a woman's hair was tied together by a Shin-Daled ...
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Shaving vs. Hair cutting on Chol Hamoed
In the Shulchan Aruch, 531:2, the text reads אין מגלחין במועד and then continues to have a discussion about whether one can be מגלח, a word I learned to be "shave." It also later (in s"k 5) it reads ...
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Tefillin on top of a wig if someone can only wear Tefillin once a day
As a rule, there shouldn't be anything that is a separation between a man's head and the tefillin, so seemingly a wig would be a problem. In Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Chelek 4 Siman 40 Ois 18, Rabbi ...
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Is a picture of a woman prior to marriage with hair uncovered considered ervah once she gets married?
Another question asks whether pictures of erva are erva. My question assumes, for the sake of argument, that they are, and asks: Once a woman gets married, her hair becomes ervah, so are all pictures ...
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May a person give his father a haircut?
Per Yoreh Deah 241:3 one should not take out a thorn embedded in his father as it may cause a wound. One should also not do a phlebotomy on his father. I have heard people saying that this would ...
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Cutting hair when Rosh Hodesh Av is a Friday
Is it permissible to cut hair on Rosh Hodesh Av when it comes out on a Friday?
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Why is braiding hair “building”?
The gemarah in niddah (45) says that when the torah says that God "built" Eve out of the bone of Adam what actually happened is that God braided Eve's hair and presented her to Adam as a wife. This is ...
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Can a man remove hair?
May a man remove hair from his body through any of the following methods:
Electrolysis
Tweasing
Plucking
I am asking specifically about hair between the eyes (unibrow) but I would be interested if ...
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Why is hair sometimes considered *erva* (nakedness) but sometimes not?
Why do people say that the hair of a married woman is considered as nakedness, but not the hair of a single woman? Isn't hair just hair? What if a man grew his hair long - would it also be ...
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Maris Ayin when nobody knows you're Jewish
According to this answer, wearing a toupee without a kippa on top may pose a problem of maris ayin.
My question is: Suppose the toupee-wearer has no distinctive Jewish features other than wearing a ...
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Bar Mitzva boy taking haircut in Sefira
If a boy becomes Bar Mitzva during Sefira, may he take a haircut for the Simcha - similar to a Bris where the father is allowed to take a haircut in Sefira?
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Wearing a toupee
If one wears a toupee that covers about what a normal kippa would cover, does he also need to wear a kippa?
Does it depend on whether or not people know is a toupee and not just his normal hair?
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Ending place of the Peya
It seems from my understanding of the Shulhan Aruch (Y"D 181:9) that the picture above is the Shiur of the Peya. However it seems like most people say it goes until the bone like the picture below. ...
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Shaving on Rosh Chodesh when it is Erev Shabbos
Is one who has the minhag of Reb Yehuda Hachassid to not shave or take a haircut on rosh chodesh (as outlined in his will) allowed to shave and or take haircuts when Rosh Chodesh comes out on Erev ...
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Hair dyeing for women
What are the halachic issues involved in hair dyeing for women? Most importantly, does hair dye constitute a chatzitza for mikvah?
Also: are there any communities that forbid hair dyeing altogether? ...
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Woman's hair covering in the home or in private
Trying to sort out my question, I came across this one, which is closely related, but it is not an exact duplicate.
According to those who say a woman must cover her hair, not just her head (those ...
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Start of the Upsherin ceremony
When did it become popular to have a ceremony for a boys Upsherin, his first haircut when he reaches the age of three?
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Trimming or Shaving the Moustache
Are there any halachic or kabbalistic reasons to forbid (or avoid) trimming or shaving one's moustache?
I am defining "shaving" as cutting until there is no visible hair remaining, and "trimming" as ...
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Which Hasidic rabbi has no beard, and what is the story?
There is a famous Hasidic rabbi who has no facial hair, and I seem to recall that there is a famous story as to why. But I can remember neither which rabbi (or of which sect), nor the story. I do not ...
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Why do divorced or widowed women still need to cover their hair?
I was recently reading the latest edition of Halachically Speaking. It says:
A woman who is a widow r”l or divorcee still has an obligation to cover her hair.
But why is this so? Why should they ...
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Shaving on Chol Hamoed
May a man shave his beard in a kosher manner on Chol Hamoed?
(Sefira considerations aside)
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Baldness as a disqualification for Kohanim
Is it true that most authorities say that baldness and left handedness disqualify a man for Kehunah? Does the same apply for Birchas Kohanim?
And why?
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How do married women whose professions are physically demanding cover their hair?
I'm assuming that somewhere in the world there are observant married women who work as police officers, builders, and other physically demanding jobs where an ordinary scarf, hat, or wig may not stay ...
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May a man pull out the white hairs from his beard/hair?
"Help! My beard/hair is turning white."
May a man pull out the white hairs from his beard/hair?
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What is the source for the “Upsheirin”?
In some families/communities, little boys do not get their hair cut until they are three, and then there is a gathering for cutting their hair. The haircut is called an "upsheirin" or "chalakeh."
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Do Shaving Restrictions Apply to Bearded Women?
For example, if a woman were to have a beard, would she be permitted to shave it off with a razor or otherwise destroy it, or do these restrictions apply to both men and women?
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Haircuts Erev Pesach
Are you allowed to take a Haircut The day of Erev Pesach after Burning the Chometz? Does it make a difference if your are a Male or female are small children Different?
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Heter for not Covering Hair
Is there any Shut sefer or other that is mattir a women not covering her hair NOT THE Aruch Hashulchan saying it is not Ervah but allowing a women to go out in modern times with Hair uncovered?
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Hair Covering Before Marriage?
Are there any communities in America or Israel where women cover their hair before marriage? Do Satmar women cover their hair before marriage?
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Finding the tefilin boundary on a balding head
The head tefilin are supposed to go above the hairline, or above where the hairline was on someone whose hairline has receded.
The former situation is easy to deal with. A man whose hairline hasn't ...
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If someone needs to shave during Sefirah or Three Weeks because of work, should he also shave before Shabbos?
If someone needs to shave during Sefirah or Three Weeks because of work, should he also shave before Shabbos?
It seems strange to shave for M-F, but to go into Shabbos with stubble. On the other ...
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Married woman covering hair
Is it strictly necessary for a married woman to keep her hair covered in the following situations? If not, how important is it?
1) When alone in the house
2) When alone (or with husband) in the ...
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Washing after Haircut and modern day blood letting
What are the rules for Washing after Haircuts and or Shaving and or is there a requirement at all? Also after donating blood is there a requirment to Wash hands and or a blood test and is there a ...
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Kosher Electric Shavers
Which electric shavers are halakhically acceptable for shaving a man's beard?
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May a woman shave her legs on Chol hamoed?
The Shulchan Aruch tell us that one may not shave on Chol Hamoed (Orach Chaim 531:2). Does this prohibition apply to women as well? Is a woman allowed to shave her legs on chol hamoed?
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Haircuts on Fast Days
Is one allowed to take a haircut on a fast day like Tzom Gedaliah and or Asarah B'Teves?
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Which communities accept sheitels (wigs) as adequate hair coverings for married women?
Assuming that married women need to cover their hair today (I'm not going into that discussion), which communities accept that a sheitel is considered a covering?
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Shave/Haircuts during the 3 weeks
What are the reasons why a person may be able shave and/or haircut (two biiiits!- sorry, just had to) during the three weeks? Please use sources.
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Double head covering for women?
Is there an inyan for women to have a double covering on their head? (Like men do.)
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shiduch date haircut during sefira
Are you allowed to get a haircut during the Omer if you are going on a shiduch date?
