Holidays
Is It Permitted to Get a Haircut on Isru Chag?
Question
Is it permitted to get a haircut on Isru Chag?
Thank you in advance
Answer
Greetings,
On Isru Chag of Sukkot, it is permitted. However, Isru Chag of Passover falls during the days of the Omer, and Sephardim are accustomed not to get haircuts until the morning of LaD B'Omer (19 Iyar), while Ashkenazim until the morning of Lag B'Omer (18 Iyar).
Sources: See Shulchan Aruch and Rema, Orach Chaim (siman 493, seif 2).
With blessings,
Hillel Meirs

