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The Sharia of Moses in the TORA
Part 2 - The 365 Prohibitions of the Tora

44 - SHAVING THE BEARD

The Mishnah says: “For shaving off the beard one is liable on five counts: two counts for the right side, two for the left, and one for lower down. R. Eliezer says: If he took them all off in a single movement, he is liable only on one count.”*; and from this the Talmud concludes: “Hence we must conclude that R. Eliezer considers the whole process as covered by the one prohibition.”**

This prohibition applies only to the marring of the beard with a razor; there is nothing against cutting off the beard with scissors, tweezers, or plane-like or file-like tools.*

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