Haircut during the Omer for Women

Haircuts and shaving

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Question

A married woman whose hair is long and therefore visible. Is she allowed to cut it a bit for modesty reasons or not, and are there any laws regarding haircuts during the Omer for women?

Answer

Our teacher, Rabbi shlita, wrote:

For Sephardic women - married and those in matchmaking, it is permitted to have a haircut.

And for Ashkenazi women, it is also permissible to be lenient in this matter when necessary

Source

Azmera Lishmecha 283

It should be discussed whether women are allowed to have haircuts during the Omer, and although women are allowed to have haircuts during Chol HaMoed (except for the hair on the head), in Biur Halacha (Siman 493, "it is customary not to have haircuts, etc.") it is written: "Nevertheless, those who are allowed to have haircuts during Chol HaMoed, as in Siman 531, it can be said that during the Omer it is also permitted, as it is not stricter than Chol HaMoed [PMG]", and seemingly it could be permitted for them to have haircuts, nevertheless, it is not so, because the whole reason women are allowed to have haircuts during Chol HaMoed is due to bodily needs (as explained in Biur Halacha in Siman 546), and certainly, this does not apply to the days of the Omer, as the days of the Omer are days of mourning

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