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Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As noted in the article, “Too Close For Comfort A Halachic Guide to Shaving<\/a>,” Rav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a<\/em> paskened <\/em>based on Rav Moshe Feinstein ztl”s<\/em> ruling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What follows is a letter written by the Rav on 19 Menachem Av 5769 endorsing the use of “Outliner” trimmers. While the “Epilady” \u2013 “under the guidance of the Bais Din Zedek Chanichei Yeshivos”<\/em> \u2013 is no longer available, comparable Outliner trimmers can be purchased in stores and online.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Spring 2026<\/p>\n

As noted in the article, “Too Close For Comfort A Halachic Guide to Shaving<\/a>,” Rav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a paskened based on Rav Moshe Feinstein ztl”s ruling. <\/p>\n

What follows is a letter written by the Rav on 19 Menachem Av 5769 endorsing the use of “Outliner” trimmers. While the “Epilady” \u2013 “under the guidance of the Bais Din Zedek Chanichei Yeshivos” \u2013 is no longer available, comparable Outliner trimmers can be purchased in stores and online.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Here is an English translation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[542,27,522],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kashrus-kurrents-2026","category-kashrus-kurrents","category-spring-kashrus-kurrents-2026"],"yoast_head":"\nA Halachic Guide To Shaving: Rav Heinemann's Letter | STAR-K Kosher Certification<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spring 2026 As noted in the article, "Too Close For Comfort A Halachic Guide to Shaving," Rav Moshe Heinemann shlit"a paskened based on Rav Moshe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/kashrus-kurrents\/17762\/rav-heinemanns-letter\/\" \/>\n<meta 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