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for one can say that this is considered like a real blade, ונייהד ל”יד ,ירמגל םינפה רוע קילחמש ןפואב
where there is both shaving and hashchata (destruction), and קר אלו ,התחשהו חולג וב שיש ,שממ רעת
not just like scissors that are similar to a blade. This is for two ’א ,הזב אכיא ימעט ירתו ,רעת ןיעכ םירפסמ
reasons: ’ב ,קספהל בשחנ אל ,הזכ קד קספהד םושמ
1) Such a fine separation is not considered a separation at all. םינפה רועב עגונ חלגמה ןיכסהש ,שוחל שיד
2) One must be concerned that the blade touches the skin םינוקה תרבח לש החמומה תששחכ ,ומצע
itself, in accordance with the concern of the expert from the
consumer’s bureau mentioned above [not included in the הדומ ל”ז צ”פרגה םגו – ,ונירבד שארב רכזנכ
section quoted]. ותבושתב שרפמ רדהו אנת רשאכ ,הזב
And even the Gaon Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank zt”l agrees to this, ,בתכש ,םש בקעי תקלח רפסב ספדנה
as he stated and explained in his responsum that was printed ל”י ,יעשמל חלגמש הרוה ןויסנהש הנוכמבד
in the sefer Chelkat Yaakov, where he wrote regarding a shaver עדוי ימ ,רבד אמע המ יזח קופו …רעת ונייהד
that experience shows that it cuts very smoothly, one can say םא ,ונל עמשי ימו ,קדהל אלש ,הזב רהזהל
that this is considered an actual blade… And go out and see יאש רבד טעמכ אוה ףאו ,הז לע ותוא ריהזנ
what the people do; does anyone really know how to be so ךומס קודיה י”ע אלש חולגל ,רהזהל רשפא
careful not to use so closely, and who will listen to us if we ’יהיו ,רהזיהל תורשפאב ’יהי םא ףאו ,רשבל
warn him about this? And furthermore it is almost impossible אוה לולע יאדוב לבא ,הזב םיקדקדמ הזיא
to be careful to shave without placing it so close to the skin.
And even if it is possible to be careful, and there will be some תושעלו לשכיהל ,’יתדיבעב דירטד אנדיעב
that are careful about it, surely at a time when a person is busy םתסל וששח גארפ ימכח םאו ,רוסאה ןפואב
with his work, he will falter and do so in the prohibited fashion. יוהד ףא ,רוסאה ןפואב השעי אמליד ,םירפסמ
Now if the Sages of Prague were concerned about using regular רימחהל שיד ש”כמ .ל“נכ אחיכש אלד אתלימ
scissors that one might use them in the prohibited fashion, ,ארתיהב חיכש אל ,ךופיהל יוהד ,ןדיד ןודנב
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even though that is not a common mistake, how much more …ל”נכ רשבהל הנוכמה קדהל אלש רהזיש
so do we need to be stringent in this regard where it is the ,ל”ז א”זחה ןואגה םשב יל רמאנש המ ןכו
opposite, that the usage in a permitted way is uncommon,
that one would be careful not to place the shaver too close רפיסש ,ל”נה א”טילש השמ יבר ןואגה איבה
to the skin as mentioned… גלפומה ה”ה ,זבונופ ללוכ ינייוצממ ןמאנ דע ול
Similarly what was stated in the name of the Gaon the Chazon ומצעב לאשש ,א”טילש ןמרב חנ ברה י”ותב
Ish, cited by Rav Moshe [Shternbuch] in the name of a reliable קספ אוהש ,העומשה ןוכנ םא ,ל”צז א”זחה יפ
source, one of the outstanding students of the Ponovezh kollel, הנוכמב חלגל אלש רהזיל ול שי םימש אריש
Rav Noach Berman, who asked the Chazon Ish if the rumor לכל רוסיא והז קר ,ןוכנ אלש בישהו ,ירטקלא
is true that he said that those who fear G-d should not use ילוא ,דוע לאש ז”עו ,דבל םימש אריל אלו ,דחא
an electric shaver, and the Chazon Ish answered that it was בישהו רוסאל שי דבל קיש הנוכמבו ,קלחל שי
not true. Rather, it is a prohibition for everyone and not ךלכלש ,חוליג תוינוכמב תונויסנ השע רבכש
just those who fear G-d. And he [Rav Noach] asked further תומוקמב יקנ השענו ,הנוכמב חליגו ,וידב דיה
that perhaps one can distinguish [between different shavers]
and only prohibit the “Schick” brand, but he answered that ,רעתכ הוהו ,רשבב עגונש חכומ כ”עו ,םינוש
he had already done experiments with a few shavers by .ד”כע והלכב רוסאל שיו
putting ink on his hand and shaving over it and the ink
disappeared in many places, proving that it touches the
skin and it is like a razor and therefore all are prohibited.

8. The Minchat Yitzchak here is referring to an opinion mentioned by the Chatam Sofer (in source #11 above, elsewhere in the responsum) of the
Sages of Prague who were stringent not to use scissors at all, due to the concern of the Terumat HaDeshen that one may use only the bottom blade
alone. [Addition of the editors of the English edition]

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