Faith
Why Do We Have Hair?
Question
Hello, I wanted to know why Hashem created a person with hair in all kinds of places on the body. What is the benefit of this? After all, Hashem did not create things for no reason. Thank you very much for the help!! :)
Answer
With Hashem’s help
Indeed, there is a use for all body hair. Some of these benefits are cultural, others psychological, and there are also physical benefits.
Head hair:
Head hair mainly protects against the sun, and it can also somewhat lessen the force of a blow to the head. Hair also serves as external beauty for human beings, another sign that helps people appear different from one another.
In addition, a woman is beautified by her hair, which helps create another distinction between the sexes.
Head hair mainly protects against the sun, and it can also somewhat lessen the force of a blow to the head. Hair also serves as external beauty for human beings, another sign that helps people appear different from one another.
In addition, a woman is beautified by her hair, which helps create another distinction between the sexes.
Eyebrows:
The eyebrows prevent sweat from the forehead from entering the eyes and disturbing vision. They also contribute greatly to a person’s facial expression, and enable him to express his feelings better.
The eyebrows prevent sweat from the forehead from entering the eyes and disturbing vision. They also contribute greatly to a person’s facial expression, and enable him to express his feelings better.
Mustache and beard in a man:
This sign creates a masculine appearance for a person, distinguishing him from a woman. It is also intended to give men a more impressive appearance; it creates a mature and strong look in the young, and a wise and noble look in older men. But more than anything, it shows maturity in years, both in its size and in its color, and therefore its psychological contribution is great (a beard does not grow all at once, and so it is easier to estimate the age of a boy or young man according to the growth of his beard. The young man himself feels his beard growing in stages, and learns to relate to himself with greater maturity according to his changing external appearance. With the years, the beard grays and then turns white, and thus also indicates the spiritual and physical maturity of the adult). This is the cultural role of the beard, but it also serves as adornment; grooming beards is very common among men in the world, and serves them to create different and unique external appearances.
This sign creates a masculine appearance for a person, distinguishing him from a woman. It is also intended to give men a more impressive appearance; it creates a mature and strong look in the young, and a wise and noble look in older men. But more than anything, it shows maturity in years, both in its size and in its color, and therefore its psychological contribution is great (a beard does not grow all at once, and so it is easier to estimate the age of a boy or young man according to the growth of his beard. The young man himself feels his beard growing in stages, and learns to relate to himself with greater maturity according to his changing external appearance. With the years, the beard grays and then turns white, and thus also indicates the spiritual and physical maturity of the adult). This is the cultural role of the beard, but it also serves as adornment; grooming beards is very common among men in the world, and serves them to create different and unique external appearances.
Underarm hair:
This hair is intended to keep the body warm, but primarily it indicates maturity. Some say that it is meant to preserve the natural body scent that adds to and increases attraction between the sexes.
This hair is intended to keep the body warm, but primarily it indicates maturity. Some say that it is meant to preserve the natural body scent that adds to and increases attraction between the sexes.
Body hair:
Body hair helps warm the body, especially for the man who in the past would go out to work (the woman would tend to the children in a safe place, and therefore she did not need body hair). However, body hair is mainly intended to create the most noticeable difference between a man and a woman, and to indicate maturity in the man. In the past, a hairy man was also considered masculine and strong; chest hair was considered a sign of manliness, and this is indeed the natural view among people who have not been influenced by Western culture. In our day, Western culture has taken over the world, and therefore new fashions of hair removal and attempts to make men resemble women are widespread (which certainly causes much promiscuity, blurring of gender lines, and confusion between the sexes).
In the past, women also preferred a man with body hair and at least chest hair (and many women today still prefer this), since body hair contributes to a strong masculine appearance and inspires confidence, just as a lion’s mane contributes to his imposing appearance before the lioness. Men with a feminine and smooth appearance were not especially attractive to women in the past, and even today they attract only those women who have been overly influenced by modern Western culture.
As is well known, Jewish halacha forbids men from removing pubic hair and underarm hair; in this way Judaism preserves red lines between the male and female genders, preventing the possibility of crossing between the two.
Body hair helps warm the body, especially for the man who in the past would go out to work (the woman would tend to the children in a safe place, and therefore she did not need body hair). However, body hair is mainly intended to create the most noticeable difference between a man and a woman, and to indicate maturity in the man. In the past, a hairy man was also considered masculine and strong; chest hair was considered a sign of manliness, and this is indeed the natural view among people who have not been influenced by Western culture. In our day, Western culture has taken over the world, and therefore new fashions of hair removal and attempts to make men resemble women are widespread (which certainly causes much promiscuity, blurring of gender lines, and confusion between the sexes).
In the past, women also preferred a man with body hair and at least chest hair (and many women today still prefer this), since body hair contributes to a strong masculine appearance and inspires confidence, just as a lion’s mane contributes to his imposing appearance before the lioness. Men with a feminine and smooth appearance were not especially attractive to women in the past, and even today they attract only those women who have been overly influenced by modern Western culture.
As is well known, Jewish halacha forbids men from removing pubic hair and underarm hair; in this way Judaism preserves red lines between the male and female genders, preventing the possibility of crossing between the two.
Pubic hair:
Pubic hair is mainly intended to indicate maturity, but it also has other uses. This hair preserves body warmth (for a woman this is more necessary because of the womb), it reduces the entry of bacteria into sensitive areas, and some say that it creates a personal body scent that encourages and arouses attraction between the sexes.
Pubic hair is mainly intended to indicate maturity, but it also has other uses. This hair preserves body warmth (for a woman this is more necessary because of the womb), it reduces the entry of bacteria into sensitive areas, and some say that it creates a personal body scent that encourages and arouses attraction between the sexes.
I assume that hair is also intended to cause a person to bathe more often, and thus get rid of bacteria and dirt. If people were completely hairless, there is no doubt they would bathe less often, and maintain less personal hygiene for their head and body. Hair reminds a person to keep clean and groom himself; otherwise, he will suffer from itching and lice.
There is also cultural benefit here in creating a dignified appearance among human beings, since it distinguishes between those who care for their appearance, arrange and groom their hair, and those who do not. If human beings had no hair, it would be much harder to distinguish between a neat and hygienic person and one who is disheveled and dirty.
There is also cultural benefit here in creating a dignified appearance among human beings, since it distinguishes between those who care for their appearance, arrange and groom their hair, and those who do not. If human beings had no hair, it would be much harder to distinguish between a neat and hygienic person and one who is disheveled and dirty.
As can easily be seen, Hashem made everything with wisdom, and as King David, peace upon him, said (Psalms 104): "How many are Your works, Hashem; You made them all with wisdom."
With blessings,
Daniel Bels.
Daniel Bels.
