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Pictures of married women before they were married - hair uncovered

Is there any reason whatsoever to not look at, or to not display in the house (or submit for job interviews, or use as profile picture on social media, etc etc), pictures of a married women, before ...
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Is a Jew permitted to use beard products to give himself the appearance of having trimmed his beard?

I know different communities have different standards when it comes to beards and beard care but I'm asking this from the point of view that beards are necessary and a man has restrictions on what he ...
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Connection between hair and maturity

Rav Yonasan Aibshitz (in Ahavas Yehonasan on the Haftorah of Emor), writes that growing hair is connected to preventing lust, (like we find by a Nazir), and cutting one’s hair is connected to wisdom (...
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Hair spray on Shabbat

According to Halacha, is it permissible to spray your hair with spray on Shabbat? Or would this fall under a form of prohibited melacha on Shabbat, potentially Boneh? If not, is there anything ...
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Using depilatory cream during mourning

Inspired by this question I was curious if it is permissible to remove hair with depilatory cream when mourning. The reason is that there is a biblical prohibition against shaving hair (Deuteronomy 14:...
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Wax stripping on Shabbat

Is there a halachic issue of wax strips for hair on Shabbat? These are sticky wax strips typically placed on arms and legs which when detached pull off some of the hair I know there is a prohibition ...
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Halachicly Correct Haircut Length for Jewish Male Clients and Barbers [closed]

I have questions about halachicly correct haircut length for Jewish male clients and barbers: Are peot (פאות) required for a halachicly correct haircut? What is the minimum length requirement for the ...
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Eyebrow- hair removal [closed]

I have some long hairs growing out by my eyebrows, and it bothers my wife, am I able to remove them with my fingers? Same with hairs growing by my ears. or this is Lo Silbash? Appreciate it
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What did shomer mitzvot men working in business, law etc and the military do regarding facial hair before kosher shavers?

Does anyone know what shomer mitzvot men working in business, law and other professions where facial hair was not acceptable as well as men in the military did regarding facial hair before kosher ...
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Bracha over Nazir or Metzora shaving their hair

Was a bracha historically made over shaving the heads/bodies of nazirim or metzoraim? If so what was the girsa?
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Hair braid on shabbath

What items should a woman be careful about when trying to make her hair look nice on shabbath? I know braiding the hair is a big no-no. What else can you all tell me? ( In other words, are here any ...
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What is the היתר to have long bangs and hairdos nowadays?

I remember hearing that there were gentiles from years ago (not sure what time period) that used to leave a lot of hair on the front of their heads and would have the rest of their hair either shaved ...
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May a man shave pubic hair on the grounds that it’s practical?

I heard and read in some places that there is an exception to lo yilbash; that being practical usage/practice. Shaving pubic hair helps lower sweating, risk of fungal infection, chafing, etc.; in ...
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Where do we know Esav was a redhead?

I’ve heard my whole life that Esav and David were redheads. The question is where is this known from. The word that describes them as אדמוני seems to be translated as "ruddy" or "manly&...
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Open blade razor on areas other than face and peyot

Can an open blade razor be used to remove hair on areas other than the face and peyot? For example, a barber using an open blade on the back of the neck? Additionally a razor to remove pubic hairs?
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Does hair in front of the head create a chatziza issue with Tefillin Shel Rosh

I personally grow out my hair a bit in the front of my head. A chup I believe it’s called. I’ve heard from different people that this is Halachically unacceptable as it presents a problem when wearing ...
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Is it permitted to trim but not shave pubic hair? [duplicate]

Is it permitted for a man to trim his armpit hair and pubic hair? I know shaving is not permissible under certain circumstances but would trimming be allowed?
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Why do the Chassidish community take bald haircuts if it's a biblical commandment to not have a bald head?

Devarim, chapter 14:1 בָּנִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם לַֽה׳ ﭏהֵיכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ וְלֹֽא־תָשִׂ֧ימוּ קָרְחָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם לָמֵֽת: Rashi: בין עיניכם: אצל הפדחת. ובמקום אחר הוא אומר (ויקרא כא, ה) לא ...
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Can a Nazir cut his hair with shears (gezaz)?

Can a Nazir cut his hair with shears (gezaz)? Numbers 6:5 says not to put a razor (tahar) on the head. But there is another word for shears (gezaz) which seems like scissors and scissors don't have to ...
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Where in the Tanakh is the subject of head-covering or hair-covering for females taught or hinted?

Where in the Tanakh is the subject of head-covering or hair-covering for females taught or hinted? (I have researched MiYodeya and the similar questions or answers are based on non-Tanakh passages. I ...
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Nazir and Tefillin

According to the opinions that state that long hair is considered a chatzitza for tefillin, how would a nazir, who doesn't cut his hair, be able to wear tefillin properly?
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Where to find a Jewish Barber? [duplicate]

I recently moved from New York out west. I travel between Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I am looking for a Jewish Barber who is experienced properly cutting hair giving consideration ...
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What's the significance of putting a firstborn animal's hair in the window?

Bechorot 3:4 (≈Eduyot 5:6) discusses the case in which the hair of a wounded firstborn animal fell off, then a person put the hair in the window, and then slaughtered the firstborn (or in another ...
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Shaving or getting a haircut at night

A friend once told me that it's preferable to avoid shaving or getting a haircut at night. Is there actually anything to this (ie reason/ source etc) and should it be observed, or is it a bubbe meise?...
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Is the line for which Peyos begin different for each individual?

There have been debates concerning Peyos and where the proper line should exist for one's beard. The debate has resulted in different communities having different customs for how they handle the ...
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Is one permitted to wear a sheitel made from the hair of a human corpse?

Larger question: Is one allowed to derive benefit from a dead body? A couple of qualifiers: obviously if there would be zilzul to the dead body in any form of course the answer would be no medical ...
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Whose head covering takes precedence: mine or my wife's?

Suppose there's a hypothetical scenario where there's only one head covering available (e.g. a baseball hat) — should I wear it or should my wife? Whose head covering would take precedence and why?
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Is using hair removal cream on one's face a violation of "rounding one's beard?"

Would using a hair removal cream on one's face (such as Nair) be in violation of rounding the corners of one's beard? (Vayikra 19:27) Namely, would it be akin to use a razor (assur) OR more akin to ...
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Did the Ramchal have a beard?

It seems to be common knowledge that the Ramchal did not wear a beard (see here for instance). What sources are there, if any, that say the Ramchal, in fact, did not wear a beard?
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Nozir who completes his vow: why different permissions in written Torah and Mishna.

A nozir is forbidden grape products, haircutting and to become tomei from a dead body. After successful conclusion of his nezirus, he goes through a process ending with the waving of his korban as ...
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Nazir having his hair removed through an indirect manner

The Mishnah in Nazir 6:3 states: סְתָם נְזִירוּת שְׁלשִׁים יוֹם. גִּלַּח אוֹ שֶׁגִּלְּחוּהוּ לִסְטִים, סוֹתֵר שְׁלשִׁים יוֹם. נָזִיר שֶׁגִּלַּח בֵּין בְּזוּג בֵּין בְּתַעַר אוֹ שֶׁסִּפְסֵף כָּל ...
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Halachic Hair Cut

I have a question in regards with cutting hair specifically in Conservative Judaism. Where cannot be shaved by a razor and where do sideburns have to reach up to. If someone could just give me the ...
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Straightening Hair if a person's community accepts it as masculine

Is straightening one's hair okay if they don't like having curly hair and their society widely accepts it as masculine? Kitzur Shulchan Aruch chapter 171 halacha 1 It is forbiden for a man to wear ...
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Why do chassidim curl their payot?

Understanding there are many styles of wearing payot, in my personal experience nearly all chassidim I have met wear them tightly curled in front of their ears. Example: Is there any particular ...
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Rogaine or hair loss medications

Are there any Halachik or Hashkafic issues with using rogaine or some other hair loss prevention medicine?
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Body laser hair removal

I'm asking specifically for body hair removal by laser. I'm not talking about armpit hair, but rather chest and stomach hair. Is there any problem with it?
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tuft of hair distinguish Rashi / Tam tefillen

Why is a tuft of hair put on the tefillen allegedly to distinguish those following Rashi from those following R. Tam? Why tuft of hair at all as opposed to any other siman?
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Cutting toddler's hair

I've got a 18-months old boy whose hair hasn't been cut yet and by now is constantly getting in front of his eyes. My wife insists that cutting a boy's hair before he is 3 is contrary to Jewish ...
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Curling eyelashes on shabbos?

Is curling eyelashes on shabbos assur because it makes a crease in the eyelashes?
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Keeping items of the dead

I found out that a friend (who is Jewish) has a piece of her grandmother's hair as a keepsake. Isn't this assur? I felt it was not right, but I have no source. Are there sources prohibiting this?
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Guidelines for what constitutes a modest wig?

Has any reputable posek/rav published a list of guidelines for what would constitute a tzinius wig that is accepted as something one could follow today? It would seem funny if almost everything in ...
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Is there a prohibition against long hair for an Orthodox Jewish man?

Is there a prohibition against long hair for an Orthodox Jewish man? If there is, at what length? Past ears? Shoulder? At what point is it considered long hair?
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Women having long hair [closed]

Is there a reason for why women have long hair? Does the Torah provide us with a reason?
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Dyeing Hair for Men

Are men permitted to dye their hair with products such as "Just for Men"? Since these products are made for men specifically, would potential prohibitions of beged isha no longer apply?
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May one beautify his Payos?

Rashi (B'reshis 37:2) calls it an "an act of immaturity [to fix one's] hair (...) so he would look good". Obviously, payos are made from hair, but they are not considered regular hair within kabbala (...
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Guarding payos overnight

Men must sleep on their side, but, besides for aiding digestion, this tends to mess up long nicely curled payos. How does one protect them overnight from becoming disheveled by lying on them? Note ...
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Halacha of hair disposal

Are there any traditions or halachic restrictions regarding the proper disposal of human hair (similar to with regard to nails or human remains)? Related: According to Halacha, does one have to ...
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Are you allowed to put your hair in a ponytail on Shabbos?

If someone has thin hair that easily comes out are they allowed to put their hair in a ponytail or remove the ponytail if the intention is not to take out any hair?
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Depilatories- creams or "shaving powders" on Shabbos

Is it permissible to use Depilatories (creams or "shaving powders" which chemically dissolve hair) on Shabbos? and if not- why?
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Is a non-virgin permitted to cover her hair? [duplicate]

I have always heard that unmarried women, meaning virgins, do not have to cover their hair. Yet I have also heard that unmarried women who are not virgins should cover their hair. What sources support ...
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