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Upsherin

  • Mourning (Aveilus), Upsherin
  • אבילות, יו"ד שצא

My husband is in Aveilus. Can we play music at our son’s Upsherin, even though he and his siblings are in attendance? Do they each serve something to someone?

  Answer: You may have music. The Aveilim R’”L should not pay attention to the music. Certainly, not to join any dancing. Yes, each one of the Aveilim should be…

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  • Chinuch, Upsherin
  • Areinfirnish, Hachnasa L'Cheider, הכנסה לחדר

Hachnasa L’Cheider After School Hours?

  Question: Does a Hachnasa L'Cheider require to have children present or is it perfectly fine doing it with the Melamed after school hours (after the children in the class…

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  • Upsherin
  • Hachnasa L'Cheider, Seudas Mitzvah

Is one obligated to serve a Fleishig meal at the Upsherenish function, or may one serve Milchig? Likewise for Hachnasa L’Cheider.

  There is no obligation or custom to make an actual Seudas Mitzvah on the celebration of an Upsherenish. However, lchayim and farbaisen are arranged and it is customary wherever…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Upsherin
  • Areinfirnish, Hachnasa L'Cheider, הכנסה לחדר

When is the correct time to make an Areinfirnish (Hachnasa L’Cheider)?

  There is no set minhag for the exact day for this. However it seems that the accepted practice is to do it close (but not before) the boys third…

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  • Haircut, Lag Ba'Omer, Sefiras HaOmer, Upsherin

We are making an upshern on Lag B’omer for our son…

  Does the ho'raah of not delaying an upshern to the next morning, when it is pushed off, relevant also on Lag B'omer? Seemingly it is wide spread to cut…

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  • Upsherin
  • hergesh, ohel

Is there an Inyan (source or Minhag Chassidim) to have a part of the Upshernish actually cut by the Ohel?

  Question Continued: I've heard of some who either go to the Ohel before the party and cut a little there, or go after the party and save some hair…

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  • Rosh Chodesh, Upsherin
  • haircuts, Shabbos, מעשה רב

If one can not do an Upsherenish on their son’s birthday since it is on Shabbos or Rosh Chodesh etc. would it be better to do it Motzaei Shabbos or Rosh Chodesh (at night/earliest opportunity) or is it better to do it Sunday after Shacharis?

  Some are particular not to do haircuts at night. However, the Minhag is not to be particular about this. In cases where the Upsherenish was scheduled to be on…

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  • Upsherin
  • Nidcha, Tisha B'av

My son’s third birthday is on 10 Av, which falls out on Tisha B’av this year, as it is a Nidcha. When should we we make the Upsherenish? Should it be Sunday night (Motzei the fast – since it is after a Nidcha), or only on Monday, and if so – Monday morning or Monday only after Chatzos?

The Upshernish should be held Sunday night.   Sources: משנ״ב תקנח, ד. לוח כולל חב״ד.

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  • Upsherin
  • 3, birthday, cutting hair, delay, sunday, three year old, upsherin

If we cut my 3 year old’s hair on his actual birthday, can we delay the Upsherin celebration to Sunday so that there will be more attendees?

You may cut the hair on the day of his birthday and make the celebration on a later date. If you are leaving some hair to be cut during the…

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