Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Sfirat Ha'omer
- Sfirat Ha'omer Customs
Question
If it really bothers me of not shaving and making me look bad in public am I allowed to shave.
Answer
It is forbidden to shave during the Sfira even when it really disturbs you.
Shaving for business purposes however is permitted.
Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger.
Trimming the beard
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 16, 5782
Adopted wrong custom- do you change?
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Iyyar 20, 5770
halachas
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Iyyar 21, 5782
