Plucking White Hairs for Men and Bachelors in Matchmaking
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Question
Hello, is it permitted for a man to pluck white hairs from among black hairs?
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden for a man to pluck even a single white hair. (However, if a single hair is too long and he wishes to trim it a bit while the white hair will still be clearly noticeable, it is permitted to do so. But if he has many white hairs and wishes to trim one of them, he must trim them all and cannot trim just one).
A bachelor who has grown white hairs in a visible place and is embarrassed by this, which affects his matchmaking prospects, should consult a rabbi.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 182, Se'if 6, Darkei Teshuva there.