Permission for a Haircut During the Year by Wife's Insistence.
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Question
Someone whose mother passed away two months ago, and his wife insists that he needs a haircut, but other friends and relatives did not insist. Is this considered an insistence to permit a haircut?
Answer
The insistence of his wife is considered an insistence, and a haircut is permitted.
Source
It is stated in the Gemara Moed Katan, page 22b: "For all the deceased, one may cut hair after thirty days, for his father and mother until his friends insist." In Or Zarua, Part 2, Siman 446, it is written: "However, here until he grows his hair long or until his friends and relatives insist." He added "relatives" and did not differentiate between his wife and other relatives.
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