Are you allowed to get a haircut during the Omer if you are going on a shiduch date?
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See HALACHICALLY SPEAKING, Customs During Sefira Part 11:
Shaving for a date
One is not permitted to shave during his custom of sefira even if he has a date.(99)
(99)Harav Yisroel Belsky Shlita, see Piskei Shmuos pages 62-63 quoting the opinion of Harav Elyashiv Shlita.
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1Interesting. R' Moshe Feinstein allows getting a haircut during Sefira to attend a wedding (assuming the people making the wedding have a different Sefira custom). I wonder what he'd say about this.– ShalomApr 26, 2010 at 14:00
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One interesting difference b/t a haircut and shaving is that it is not obvious when one last got a haircut, whereas it is clear that many people shave during sefirah, usually for business purposes. the girl would know for sure if you shaved, but may not notice a haircut.– JeremyApr 26, 2010 at 15:09
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