Not only restaurants and cafes; a kosher array of men's hairdressers

In the ultra-Orthodox cities, overseers began to provide kosher certificates and make surprise visits to see if the hairdressers and their employees tell the customers according to Halacha. The books in the meantime will not be required to pay for a kosher certificate but have signed a document: "Kosher instructions for barbershops" and will accept the requirements of the rabbis

Operates a kosher array for hairdressers. Bnei Brak (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Religious and ultra-Orthodox couples on Bnei Brak Street, October 2016 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Not only in restaurants and cafes, ultra-Orthodox cities have recently begun to operate a kosher array of hairdressers for men only. As part of it, the local rabbis run overseers, give a kosher certificate and make surprise visits to see if the hairdressers and their employees tell the customers according to Jewish law.

One of the explicit commandments in the Torah is "Do not attack the wig of your head," which means that a person must not shave the lepers in any form, ie the wigs. According to this imperative, they must not be lowered in any form, neither with a knife nor a razor. There is controversy as to the length of hair that must be left in the same place, but in any case, it is imperative to keep a minimum, each according to a ruling that he practices. Beyond this imperative, there are other halakhic instructions when shaving or a haircut.

In ultra-Orthodox cities such as Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Ridge and Modi'in Illit, a kashrut system has been operating recently, overseeing overseers, granting kosher certificates and supervising the barbershop. Unlike the kashrut system on food in restaurants and cafes, books for the time being are not required to pay for the certificate, but they do require a series of instructions in accordance with halakhic rules.

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Certificate of training instructions to tell which signers have signed

Training Instructions for the Book (Photo: None, Screenshot)

The barbershop owner is required to sign a document entitled "Kosher Instructions for Hairdressers" stating that he must "accept any unconditional supervision requirement" as well as "instructions from the city rabbis". In addition, he must pledge that "every person who enters the barbershop must be counted in the machine or in numbers and left with 5mm hair wigs," a little more than the length required by Jewish law.

According to the document he signs, "A client who wants to act as gentlemen and get a shorter haircut in the head wigs, is allowed to do so provided that he leaves a minimum 3.5 mm in length but a client who does not express an opinion should be told as follows." The instructions are also said to shave the beard and mustache. According to them, "the beard and mustache will do with scissors or a haircut or shaver approved by the usual supervision under supervision."

The document also states that just as in restaurants and cafes, there will be overseers whose job is to "check the equipment and machines of the school" and they will restrict or authorize its use. The overseer, according to the agreement, "will enter the barber shop any time he wishes, and check for compliance with the conditions of training", and if it becomes clear that he does not comply with the instructions of the kosher "will be published that he should not be haircut in any form."

"If it strengthens a book that has not been numbered so far, then why not?"

The ultra-Orthodox newspaper Yad Ne'eman reported that in the past year, "public information conferences and books were held, and last week there was a special conference for books from around the city of Bnei Brak, in which the permissible and forbidden haircuts were summarized and again illustrated by a presentation where the permissible and forbidden haircuts were clearly displayed. Done with expressing willingness and will on the part of the books. "

C, one of the books in Bnei Brak, claimed in a call to Walla! NEWS because its clientele is ultra-Orthodox, which is strictly adhering to the law. "This document that hangs with me in the barber does not hurt me. I also only number it according to halakha of course, so why not?" According to him, at this stage, he and his friends were not required to pay for a training certificate but he does not know what will happen in the future. "In the meantime, if it strengthens a book that has not been numbered so far, then why not?"