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Receiving a Haircut From a Non-Jew

Although the prohibitions to cut one’s pe’ot address one who does so himself, it is clear from the Shulchan
Aruch that one may not allow another person, including a non-Jew, to cut the pe’ot for him, even if one does
not move or make it easier for him in any way.

a Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 181:4 ד:אפק ד״וי | ע״וש . 42

The one whose [pe’ot] are cut is also liable if he assisted in ומצע הטמש רבדב עייס םא בייח ףקינה םג
the matter by leaning over towards him to cut, but there is a יפ לע ףא אכיא ארוסיא לבא ,ופיקהל וילא
prohibition even if he did not assist. Therefore, it is forbidden to וליפא ףקינ תויהל רוסא ךכיפל .עייס אלש
have one’s pe’ot cut even by a gentile. .םיבכוכ דבוע ידי לע
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FURTHER IYUN
With regard to allowing one’s pe’ot to be removed and the laws of Mesaye’a in halacha, see page 180.

6. Although the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh Deah 156:1) forbids having a gentile barber in general (due to concern of bodily harm), the custom
nowadays is to be lenient about this, as there is not usually concern that the barber will harm him for various reasons (see Rema and Shach there).
[Addition of the editors of the English edition]

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