The Daily Halacha Moment - Combing A Wig On Shabbat💇
״כל השונה הלכות בכל יום - מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא״ (נידה עג ע״א, מגילה כח:)
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Question:
May one comb a wig on Shabbat?
Answer:
Menapetz does not apply to live hair or fur, because hair and fur while they are attached to a living being cannot be properly spun into thread.[1] It is, however, forbidden to comb one’s hair because of Gozez, as we've mentioned in a previous Halacha Moment.
One may comb a wig on Shabbat if the following conditions are met:
1) By combing it one will not pull out any hairs.
2) One could theoretically go outside with the wig even without combing it, and only a slight
combing is necessary.
3) One should use a comb that one does not usually use during the week. [2]
Sources:
[1]. Avnei Nezer, O.C. 170-171; Iglei Tal 14:3; Shevet HaLevi, vol. 9, 89:12.
[2]. Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah, chap. 14, footnote 123; Ohr LeTzion, vol. 2, 27:10; Orchot Shabbat 11:19 and in footnote 29; Torat HaMelachot in the name of the Chut Shani, vol. 4, hosafot 15; Ketzot HaShulchan 146:21; Halichot Shabbat, Malka, vol. 1, p. 414.
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