More Discussions for this daf
1. Safek Tum'ah 2. The procedure for "salting" 3. Trimming hair
4. Tana Kama 5. A Man shaving his body 6. Wearing women's garments
DAF DISCUSSIONS - NAZIR 59

Emily asked:

Is it wrong for a woman to cut or trim her hair?

Emily, USA

The Kollel replies:

I can think of no Jewish source that considers such an act to be wrong. There are sources that comment that it is natural for a woman's hair to grow longer than a man's (Eruvin 100b), but the sources do not tell us that a women should let her hair grow that long.

If a woman cuts her hair in a manner to make others think she is a man, it would be wrong -- just as it is wrong for a man to cut his body hair so that he looks like a woman (Yoreh De'ah 182:5).

Best wishes,

M. Kornfeld