Global Information Lookup Global Information

Shaving in Judaism information


Shaving in Judaism
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]

  1. ^ Leviticus 19:27
  2. ^ Talmud, Makot 20a
  3. ^ "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.

and 27 Related for: Shaving in Judaism information

Request time (Page generated in 1.24 seconds.)

Shaving in Judaism

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 2301

Payot

Last Update:

References Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah:181 Leviticus 19:27 "Shaving in Judaism". Judaism.about.com. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05...

Word Count : 787

Shaving

Last Update:

Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down—to the level of the skin or otherwise. Shaving...

Word Count : 3748

Hasidic Judaism

Last Update:

Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: חסידות, romanized: Ḥăsīdus) or Hasidism (also spelled Chassidism), is a religious movement within Judaism that arose as a spiritual...

Word Count : 12725

Hair removal

Last Update:

military). In Judaism (see Shaving in Judaism), there is no obligation for women to remove body hair or facial hair, unless they wish to do so. However, in preparation...

Word Count : 6052

Bereavement in Judaism

Last Update:

Bereavement in Judaism (Hebrew: אֲבֵלוּת, avelut, "mourning") is a combination of minhag (traditions) and mitzvah (commandments) derived from the Torah...

Word Count : 8243

Jewish views on Jesus

Last Update:

Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah nor do they believe he was the Son of God. In the Jewish perspective, it is...

Word Count : 5226

Tonsure

Last Update:

Tonsure (/ˈtɒnʃər/) is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates...

Word Count : 2982

Sephardic law and customs

Last Update:

Sephardic law and customs are the law and customs of Judaism which are practiced by Sephardim or Sephardic Jews (lit. "Jews of Spain"); the descendants...

Word Count : 6067

History of the Jews in Jamaica

Last Update:

the English captured Jamaica from Spain in 1655, the Jews who were living as conversos began to practice Judaism openly. By 1611, the Island of Jamaica...

Word Count : 1680

Tumah and taharah

Last Update:

person or object being immersed in a mikveh (ritual bath). This concept is connected with ritual washing in Judaism, and both ritually impure and ritually...

Word Count : 3059

Jewish holidays

Last Update:

history of Judaism, and the State of Israel. Jewish holidays occur on the same dates every year in the Hebrew calendar, but the dates vary in the Gregorian...

Word Count : 12996

Religion in India

Last Update:

4% adheres to Jainism. Zoroastrianism, Sanamahism and Judaism also have an ancient history in India, and each has several thousands of Indian adherents...

Word Count : 10461

Tzitzit

Last Update:

juxtaposition of the laws for shaatnez and tzitzit in Deuteronomy 22:11-12. Thus, according to rabbinic Judaism, both laymen and priests were supposed to wear...

Word Count : 4127

Hair

Last Update:

scene kids, and younger hipsters in the 2000s and early 2010s. Heads were shaved in concentration camps, and head-shaving has been used as punishment, especially...

Word Count : 8352

Beard

Last Update:

of shaving did not rise in the region until the example of Alexander the Great near the end of the fourth century BCE. The popularity of shaving did...

Word Count : 9984

Nazirite

Last Update:

Paul mentioned in Acts 18:18, was of a similar nature, although the shaving of his head in Cenchrea, outside of Palestine, was not in conformity with...

Word Count : 5080

David Krumholtz

Last Update:

fixing scandal in 1994. Krumholtz played Benny Silman, a college student and campus bookmaker, who was jailed for his part in shaving points off key Arizona...

Word Count : 1845

Religious clothing

Last Update:

trimming, removing, shaving, plucking, threading, dyeing, or any other alteration from any body part is strictly forbidden. In addition to this, every...

Word Count : 2862

Knanaya

Last Update:

times. After receiving permission, the barber performs the ceremonial shaving (historically, this was his first shave), then takes him out to put oil...

Word Count : 10562

Facial hair

Last Update:

beards is allowed but shaving them is forbidden. Amish men grow beards after marriage, but continue to shave their moustaches in order to avoid historical...

Word Count : 877

Head covering for Jewish women

Last Update:

undergo the ritual of tonsure (head shaving). According to Jewish law, one cannot derive benefit from anything used in practices considered to be idolatry...

Word Count : 3110

Upsherin

Last Update:

Ritual haircut, probably modeled on the Muslim custom of shaving male children's hair in saints' sanctuaries, was practiced by native Israeli Jews (Musta'arbim)...

Word Count : 1310

List of Jewish atheists and agnostics

Last Update:

David and Ed Miliband (see above) Religion portal Judaism portal Apostasy in Judaism Heresy in Judaism Jewish atheism Jewish Buddhists Lists of Jews Lists...

Word Count : 21884

Matisyahu

Last Update:

2012. Friedman, Gabe (November 14, 2016). "Matisyahu in his own words, on music, Judaism, shaving". Times of Israel. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved...

Word Count : 5570

Lemba people

Last Update:

and ethnic identification." In 1992, Parfitt pointed to the strong cultural component in Lemba identification with Judaism. In 2002, Parfitt wrote that "Those...

Word Count : 5049

Ritual purity in Islam

Last Update:

removing needless hair and cutting nails is Friday. It is permissible to use shaving cream to remove needless hair. Needless hair and nails should be buried...

Word Count : 1583

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net