Beard

A detailed explanation of how the commandment “Do not destroy the corners of your beard” (Lev. 19:27) is understood in various communities.

There was no one event that caused it to happen, but at the age of 55, after almost ten years to the day of my caring for, and feeding, my beard, I shaved it off...

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department settled for $350,000, and will allow Jewish officer Detective Steve Riback to wear a beard and cover his head.

Maimonides teaches that the reason the Torah forbade the destruction of the beard is because shaving was a practice of ancient idol-worshippers.

I have often wondered why many religious Jews have long hairy beards. Is this, like the kipah, a means of identifying oneself as a Jew or do the beards serve some other purpose?

Kabbalah teaches that hair is recognized for its spiritual power

Trimming facial hair has profound implications in the higher worlds

Leviticus 19:27 "Neither shall you mar the corners of your beard" As with the above Negative Mitzvah, Jewish men are cautioned against shaving their beards. This commandment applies to the use of a razor (or a utensil that is like a razor) in order to sha...

By the Grace of G‑d 16 Kislev, 5744 [November 22, 1983] Brooklyn, N.Y. Blessing and Greeting: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Nov. 14, in which you write about your son. First of all, let me congratulate you and your husband on having on ...

Meir Bastomski wasn’t raised in a Lubavitch family, so as he began to look and dress more like a Chabad Chassid, he also began to worry about any upset it might bring to his parents. It became so uncomfortable, that he was reluctant to return home for fea...