The Great Shave...A VideoJew Lag B'Omer Special

[xTemplar1]

LOL i tought at 2.20 he would have had a hitler mustache xD

[stars1836]

cute vid personally I like the beard.

[BringersOfTruth]

good video, but yeah the whole razor thing is a no no.

you commit 5 sins when you use a razor on the face.

[MultiPropagandaPanda]

@BringersOfTruth whats are those sins ?

[BringersOfTruth]

@MultiPropagandaPanda

wikipediaDOTorg /wiki/ Shaving_in_Judaism

[MultiPropagandaPanda]

@BringersOfTruth well, i have read it too, before asking you, still the habit is reffering to oppose those caananites idolworshipers and so on, but today is different time, i see many rabbes shaving or the israeli military are shaved, so doest make them sinners ? even if they know and fear G-d ? still i couldnt find those 5 sins, please teach me, have some backup for your claims ;)

[BringersOfTruth]

@MultiPropagandaPanda

Are you sure you have seen a Rabbi use a razor to shave his beard? Its ok to shave with an electric razor.

The Israeli soldiers do sometimes use razors, but remember, these men are Jewish but not observant.

[MultiPropagandaPanda]

@BringersOfTruth yes even in tv i seen rabbeshaved, well i use electric one, mostly in summer time in winter i let it grow, most of the military and police service shave beard of, not only view, still please give me refferences from the bible which back up your claim you make 5 sins when you shave, Lev:19:27 says you should not. but what are those 5 sins ? teach me please.

[Rowester05]

that moustache is amazing

[neigeendecembre]

All these religious 'rules' - whether Jewish, Christian, Islamic or whatever - seem impossible to understand for a rational brain.

Anyway, I can say I appreciate the sense of humour of this video and the great look of this Jewish man. So, congratulations for that !

[LadyGwenhyfar]

Great fun. I think the spirit intended was one of fun...not necessarily an Orthodox "how to" guide. I enjoyed it.  As he says, "Stay Jewish, L.A.!" 'Gotta love it anyhow...and as for the idea and effort...I give him an A.

[rafvrab]

Hold it!

First of all, you're sitting by a non-Jewish barber.  Then, he's using a blade shaver.

If shaving is allowed, which in and of itself that is at least questionable, a blade shaver and used by a non-Jewish barber is most definitely not.

There is nothing wrong about experiencing Lag BaOmer with the "rabbi" look, proudly wearing your batch-of-honor Jewish beard!

[epashmanstein]

so funny! great video.

[rasTeachLuv]

he looks like Freddy Mercury with that 'stash!!!

[yosefchabad]

the torah forbids using a razor!

[RainingSnow3]

Hey, this video is so incredibly famous, that it even received a letter in this week's Jewish Journal (by Rabbi Korobkin who commented on the razor blade used in the movie).Yeah, Firestone is so famous that the letter is the first in the Letter to the Editor section. And I read he also was nominated for an award for one of his articles, too. Maybe you should make a video about the journalists who were nominated the awards. I would like to see Gina B. Nahai and Mr. Suissa in it, if possible.

[RainingSnow3]

To those who commented on the video, I think it would be wise to give Firestone the benfit of the doubt. Yes, one would expect him to know about the prohibition, but he probably didn't know...

And there is no an Orthodox vs. Conservative vs. Reform vs. Reconstructionist argument here.

[mkopinsky]

What's up with the razor? It is seriously a big problem to shave with a razor - keepint that is much more important than keeping the omer.

[iluvcheese111]

Great new video Jay, but I wanted to see how long that beard was going to get, before we stopped bringing in Z'dakah.

[Bonesy16]

Kiddush-Hashem indeed.

[DevilInPgh]

Umm, a razor? I don't think that's quite kosher.

[USCol]

yeah, hmm, he keeps the omer but shaves with a razor... interesting combination.

[FeivelJay770]

This is both hilarious and a kiddush-Hashem! Good job!

[spaniel27]

love the 'stache!