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December 22, 2021, 2:47 pm
Police arrest suspects months after beard-cutting attack on Haredi lawmaker
Two men taken into custody in connection with September assault on United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush
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ToI Staff
March 3, 2021, 11:52 am
IDF faces battle over bearded soldiers who choose not to shave
Two campaigners have taken up the cause on behalf of thousands of secular servicemen who want the same rights to facial hair granted to religious troops
By
Alexandra Vardi
January 9, 2019, 11:55 pm
After public bristles, Ted Cruz says a rabbi likes his beard
Texas Republican tweets that friend’s rabbi said his facial hair ‘will put the fear of the Lord into Israel’s enemies,’ could bring Middle East peace
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ToI Staff
October 10, 2018, 3:26 am
‘OxyMonster’: French-Israeli drug dealer in US beard contest gets 20 years
Gal Vallerius pled guilty in June to drug conspiracy and money laundering
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Curt Anderson
August 29, 2018, 2:36 pm
IDF criticized for forcing religious soldiers to shave their beards
Angry debate over how to determine who is observant after one soldier jailed, another punished for not knowing the week’s Torah reading
By
Michael Bachner
June 12, 2018, 8:49 pm
French-Israeli man in US beard contest pleads guilty in drug case
Gal Vallerius addresses Miami court in Hebrew as he confesses to being an online international narcotics kingpin
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February 16, 2018, 1:44 pm
Ancient beard traditions shape the face of modern Jerusalem
In the capital’s Old City, ultra-Orthodox Jews, Christian clerics and devout Muslims connect past generations to God through the tangled strands of history
By
Ian Deitch
January 26, 2018, 9:20 am
Once clean-shaven, Israelis no longer bristling at beards
The founders of Barberia and Maapilim believe in facial hair and grooming, and not just for hipsters, either
By
Jessica Steinberg
November 1, 2017, 2:45 am
A Jewish-themed beard balm for hipsters and Hasids
Eitan Press’s lifestyle brand hopes to cultivate alternative ways of considering masculinity
By
Josefin Dolsten
March 1, 2016, 4:41 am
IDF piled with beard requests as ban comes into force
At least 20,000 soldiers ask for permission to forgo shaving; army assuages concerns religious troops will be forced to trim
By
ToI Staff
February 28, 2016, 2:33 pm
Rabbi: IDF beard ban is like Nazi Germany
Shlomo Aviner calls on soldiers to refuse orders to shave, even at the cost of a prison sentence
By
ToI Staff
November 30, 2015, 2:28 pm
IDF’s anti-beard policy no longer legally fuzzy
High Court of Justice overrules soldiers’ petition, says troops have no basic right to grow out their facial hair
By
ToI Staff
August 30, 2015, 4:17 am
High Court puts kibosh on IDF beard ban
Army has until September 8 to respond to petition, which argues new directive is discriminatory against religious soldiers
By
ToI Staff
July 29, 2015, 12:25 pm
Man shaves after 14 years, makes family cry
A unique documentary ad by Israeli agency for Super-Pharm’s Life razor blades is racking up views
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Jessica Steinberg
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