Shaving Neck Hair
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Question
Is it permissible to shave hair on the neck? Is it considered like a beard, and if so, how should one be cautious about it?
Answer
Hello,
I am quoting what our teacher, the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita, wrote:
Question: Is it permissible to shave with a razor/non-kosher shaver on the throat below the beard?
Answer: Those who are lenient in this have what to rely on.
In the sources, the Rabbi, shlita, wrote:
The Rema (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 181, and its source from the Beit Yosef) wrote to prohibit, and there are three reasons for this:
1) Because it is one of the corners of the beard (Rosh, Makkot, Chapter 3, Section 2), but the Beit Yosef and the Gra discussed that according to the law, one should not be concerned with this opinion.
2) Due to the concern that by shaving under the throat, the skin of the corner of the beard will be drawn (Hagahot R"P on the Smak, Mitzvah 70).
3) Because of the prohibition of "not wearing" (Rabbeinu Yonah in Igeret HaTeshuva). And the Gra permits.
The third reason is less relevant in our time as many men remove the hair there.
Source
Azmera Lishmecha, Issue 163