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Upsherin: (Yiddish, lit. "to cut off"); traditional first haircut of a little boy when he turns three

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Upsherin A Boy's First Haircut

An Upsherin is the traditional "first haircut" ceremony held on a boy's third birthday. This ceremony marks the start of the child's formal education and is highlighted by leaving payot and the child starting to wear a kipah and tzitzit.

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Reflections on "Hayom Yom": Iyar 4

With Moshe Steiner

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The Number Three Letters and Numbers of Torah - Tazria

Aaron L. Raskin

In the verse Leviticus 13:33, the word "v'hitgalach" meaning "he shall shave" has a large-sized letter gimmel. The letter gimmel is numerically equivalent to the number 3. What is the connection between the number three, Biblical leprosy, removing hair, ...

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"Upsherin" 5747-5750, 1987-1990

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