Upsherin
Sign in to savethumb|Upsherin celebration by Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick thumb|alt=Upsherin, 1992|Upsherin, 1992 thumb|alt=Upsherin, 1992|Upsherin, 1992 Upsherin, Upsheren, Opsherin or Upsherinish (, ) is a first haircut ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Judaism. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old.
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7 sectionsContents
- Background
- Customs
- Lag BaOmer upsherins
- Hasidic interpretation toward Biblical allusion
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|Upsherin celebration by Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick thumb|alt=Upsherin, 1992|Upsherin, 1992 thumb|alt=Upsherin, 1992|Upsherin, 1992 Upsherin, Upsheren, Opsherin or Upsherinish (, ) is a first haircut ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Judaism. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old.
==Background== The upsherin tradition is a relatively modern custom in Judaism and has only become a popular practice since the 17th century.
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