To shave or to not shave that is the question.
The question
that abounds in yeshivas and the basis of arguments between mothers and their
teenage and above sons is whether to shave or not on Lag B'omer. For some it is
a no brainer to shave because at that point they have had enough of the beard
and want it off. However that is a short sided view if the person in question
happens to hold the second half of sefirah, because the beard will just grow
back. If one holds the first half then
they should shave because they can continue to shave after and then the beard
won’t get annoying.
The real question for me is whether I should shave, trim or
just leave it. I’m past the point of trying to prove that I can grow a beard so
that takes away one reason to leave it on. However I have the problem of not
being able to shave from tonight until Rosh chodesh so by the end of the week
it will be annoying and it will look bad again so I might as well keep it.
Feel free to express your opinion in the comments but
chances are I will do what I want as it is my face.
3 comments:
always do what you want if you are not stepping on anyone else's toe
maybe shave half. It's still your face but others get to see some of it...
i will shave half. the upper half.
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