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Rabbi Wiener Sets Record Straight on Beard Controversies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) " " " | February 21, 2026 In response to numerous arguments and claims, both recent and old, raised in print media and widely circulated podcasts, Rabbi Moshe Wiener, expert on halachos of the beard, published a new publication to address them in a clear and…...
Trimming the Mustache?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (402+ words) " " " | January 25, 2026 I always appreciate these practical Halacha articles, but why open a practical question without providing a clear answer? Some say you can cut the mustache, some say (but alsoen courage) only the sides, some still avoid it" I'm more…...
Trimming the Beard: What’s the Issur?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) " " " | January 21, 2026 Ask the Rov: Why are we particular not to cut the beard at all? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds. The Torah warns against "destroying" (hashchasa) and "shaving" (giluach) the five parts of a man's beard, and doing so involves…...
Booklet Explores Halacha and History of ‘Shaving Heter’
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) [Booklet Explores Halacha and History of "Shaving Heter]A groundbreaking new publication by Rabbi Moshe Nisan Wiener distills critical halachic arguments of the 1,227-page sefer, Hadras Ponim Zokon, into a concise 100 pages. The publication also debunks the belief that Litvish…...