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

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A halachic discussion on haircuts and shaving when Rosh Chodesh Iyar falls on Friday and Shabbos.

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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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