Friday, December 13, 2019

halacha - Do Shaving Restrictions Apply to Bearded Women?


For example, if a woman were to have a beard, would she be permitted to shave it off with a razor or otherwise destroy it, or do these restrictions apply to both men and women?



Answer



Nope. It does not apply to women.


Source: Mishnah in Kiddushin (1:7)



‮וכל מצוה בלא תעשה,
‮בין שהזמן גרמה ובין שלא הזמן גרמה,

‮אחד אנשים ואחד נשים, חייבין;
‮חוץ מבל תקיף, ומבל תשחית, ומבל תיטמא למתים.


And every commandment which is a prohibition,
whether it is time-dependent or is not time-dependent,
both men and women are obligated;
except for "You shall not round off [the corners of your head],"
"You shall not destroy [the corners of your beard]"
and "You shall not become ritually impure for the dead."



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