When Rosh Chodesh Iyar Falls on Friday & Shabbos - Haircuts & Shaving on Erev Shabbos 5786

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Here's the inside scoop. This is a special presentation regarding the Halachas of shaving and taking a haircut this Friday Arab Shabbos Kodesh. Shabbos is Rosh Chodesh Iyar, but this Friday is also Rosh Chodesh Iyar. Friday is Lamed Nissan, Shabbos is Aleph Iyar. What are the Halachas regarding shaving and taking a haircut? So basically, there are two general observances of Sefirah aside from some who are Makpid Kabbalah do not shave and take a haircut the entire Sefirah. There are basically two approaches to Sefirah. Everyone agrees that we have to abstain from haircuts shaving for 33 days. Possibly the more commonly practiced observance of Sefirah is starting Erev Pesach at Chatzos. Already we don't shave or take a haircut then. Obviously on the first day of Pesach. And then when Sefirah begins on the second day of Pesach, it goes all the way until Lag Baomer. That is the first Sefirah. Then there are those who when Pesach is over they do shave, they do take a haircut and their Sefirah observance begins on Rosh Chodesh Iyar and it continues until the Shloshim Yemei Hagbalah, but they take a a break for Lag Baomer. By the way, Rav Moshe says the Ikkar Sefirah is the second one beginning Rosh Chodesh Iyar going until the Shloshim Yemei Hagbalah. So there are those who start it right away and it ends with Lag Baomer or according to Sefardim the day after and there are those who start with Rosh Chodesh Iyar and it goes until the Shloshim Yemei Hagbalah. So what are the Halachas regarding this Friday? Well, it would seem that if you observe the first Sefirah, how would you be be allowed to shave and take a haircut? You're in the middle of Sefirah. On the other hand, if you observe the second Sefirah there is a possibility of observing the second Sefirah starting from Rosh

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1. 0:01Here's the inside scoop. This is a special presentation regarding the Halachas of shaving and taking…
2. 1:01Baomer. That is the first Sefirah. Then there are those who when Pesach is over they…
3. 2:02Chodesh Iyar, meaning Aleph Iyar. So then one would think you would be allowed to. However,…
4. 3:05Chodesh, Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. You could listen to one of our Shiurim from this week. It's…
5. 4:08You can permit shaving on Erev Shabbos out of the honor of Shabbos. Mishna Berurah says…
6. 5:08not universally observed, but there are those who are concerned for it. Well, for those who…
7. 6:08the Tzava'ah of Rabbi Yehudah Hachasid, I would shave and take a haircut on Erev Shabbos.…
8. 7:08Shabbos and Erev Shabbos, there is no prohibition for those who are ordinarily careful in the…
9. 8:09circumstance you're allowed to because there was no other option. But then it comes out for…
10. 9:09as a Teshuvah, a Teshuvah Lamed Vav. Likewise Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky, based on the report of…

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