Hayom Yom 4 Iyar - Opsherenesh is an important Jewish custom
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Show Notes
Day 19 of the Omer
מִנְהַג יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלֹּא לְגַלֵּחַ וְשֶׁלֹּא לְסַפֵּר שַׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשׁ תִּינוֹק עַד מְלֹאת לוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים
It is a Jewish custom not to trim or cut a boy’s hair until he is fully three years old.
גְזִיזַת הַשְּׂעָרוֹת — אָפּשׁעֶרעֶנעֶש (שֶׁל תִּינוֹק) — הוּא דָבָר גָּדוֹל בְּמִנְהֲגֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Cutting the boy’s hair at that time — an opsherenesh — is an important Jewish custom,
וְעִקָּרוֹ הוּא בְּהַחִנּוּךְ דְּהַשְׁאָרַת פֵּאוֹת הָרֹאשׁ
whose main aim is to educate the child to leave his payos [uncut].
וּמִיּוֹם הַגְּזִיזָה וַהֲנָחַת פֵּאוֹת הָרֹאשׁ
From the time of his [first] haircut, when the peyos are left uncut,
נָהֲגוּ לְהַדֵּר לְהַרְגִּיל אֶת הַתִּינוֹק
the custom is to make a point of training the child
בְּעִנְיַן נְשִׂיאַת טַלִּית קָטָן
to wear a tallis katan,
וּבִרְכוֹת הַשַּׁחַר
and to recite the Morning Blessings,
וּבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן
the Grace after Meals,
וּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה
and the Prayer before Retiring at Night.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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