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Jewish law forbids a man from removing the hair around his head – pe’at roshkhem – and from shaving his beard – pe’at zekanekha (see Vayikra 19:27). Common practice today accepts that the only prohibition involved in shaving one’s beard is if it is done with a razor, but otherwise it is permissible, even if it mispara’im ke-en ta’ar – even if it is cut with a scissors so close to the skin as to appear to have been done with a razor.
We further explore the role of hair in creating gender identity as well as baldness in other spiritual disciplines.