Negative Commandment #164

Sefer Ha’mitzvos Ha’Katzar (The concise book of mitzvos) By the Chofetz Chaim

This book lists the Torah mitzvos that can be observed today

Second Section – the Negative Commandments

164. It is a negative commandment “do not make one’s self bald over death of a relative”

As it states in Devarim (Deuteronomy) 14:1, “do not make baldness between your eyes for a dead person.” This means do not pluck out the hair in one’s head.

This applies in all places and at all times, for men and for women.

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