Shaving the Throat with a Razor

Hairstyle and shaving

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Question

Hello, is it permitted to shave the throat below the beard with a razor or a non-kosher electric shaver?

Answer

Hello and blessings,

One who is lenient in shaving the throat with a razor has what to rely on, especially in our times when many do so.

Source

In the Rema Yoreh De'ah, Siman 181, and its source in the Beit Yosef, it is written to prohibit, and there are three reasons for this:

A. Because it is one of the corners of the beard (Rosh Makkot, Chapter 3, Law 2), but the Beit Yosef and the Gra discuss that according to the law, one should not be concerned with this opinion.

B. Due to the concern that by shaving below the throat, the skin of the corner of the beard will be pulled (Hagahot Rosh on the Smak, Mitzvah 70).

C. Because of the prohibition of wearing the opposite gender's clothing (Rabbeinu Yonah in Igeret HaTeshuva), but the Gra permits.

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