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==Hair removal cream==
==Hair removal cream==
# It’s permissible to use hair removal cream to remove the hair of Peot HaZaken, however, the cream should be removed with a dull edge (that wouldn't cut an apple) and not a sharp edge. <Ref> Peot Zekenecha (pg 64-67) </ref>
# It’s permissible to use hair removal cream to remove the hair of Peot HaZaken, however, the cream should be removed with a dull edge (that wouldn't cut an apple) and not a sharp edge. <Ref> Peot Zekenecha (pg 64-67) </ref>
==Getting a Haircut==
===Non-Jewish Barber===
# Although the gemara writes that one should not get a haircut from a non-Jew<ref> Avoda Zara 27a, Shulchan Aruch YD 156:1 </ref>, many poskim nowadays are lenient with this issue. <ref> [http://www.dinonline.org/2012/01/05/not-taking-haircuts-from-non-jews-kabbalistic-traditions/ see Dinonline.org] </ref>


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