Shaving the beard with a razor is strictly forbidden by Jewish Law
Halakhic texts relating to this article
Torah:
Leviticus 19:27
Mishneh Torah:
Avodah Kochavim 12:1
Shulchan Aruch:
Yoreh De'ah 181
Judaism prohibits shaving with a razor on the basis of a rabbinic interpretation of Leviticus 19:27, which states, "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard."[1] The Mishnah interprets this as a prohibition on using a razor on the beard.[2]
This prohibition is further expanded upon in kabbalistic literature.[3]
^Leviticus 19:27
^Talmud, Makot 20a
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"The punishment for this [shaving with a razor] is delineated by the holy Zohar and the books of the Mekubalim, and is considered a great and terrible sin, among the most grievous." -- Shaving With a Razor, by Rabbi Meir Gavriel Elbaz, http://halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=2355, dated Jan. 4, 2012.
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