Friday before Lag BaOmer
Question
Dear Rabbi,
A woman who needs to get a haircut during the Omer on Sunday, is it permissible for her to do so on Friday?
A Bar Mitzvah that falls on Sunday, is it permissible to shave on Friday?
Is it permissible to perform a Halakeh on Friday when Lag BaOmer falls on Sunday?
Moshe Parnas
Answer
Hello Rabbi,
In this year, when Lag BaOmer falls on Sunday, it is permissible to get a haircut on Friday in honor of Shabbat.
However, those who customarily perform a Halakeh on Lag BaOmer should not do so on Friday.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Pesach, Siman 493, סעיף ב
If it falls on Sunday, it is customary to get a haircut on Friday in honor of Shabbat
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