Shaving the Beard
What does the Torah say about shaving the beard? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the thoughts of the great sages from the gemara down though today’s leading poskim.
Shaving the Beard: Shaving the Beard
We will focus on the halachic difference between shaving with a razor (prohibited) and using an electric shaver (permitted).
A source sheet, covering the primary sources and the opinions of the principal poskim pro and con electric shavers is available through the link.
In class we will translate and explain these sources.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.