I would like to call back to a post I made a few years ago regarding the whole lift-n-cut
quandary and the religious no-no's that have had a great majority of the Jewish faith scratching
their heads and tugging at their beards. It has been our experience (at
Shavers.com) that about half the representatives of the chosen people believe that lift-n-cut
(exclusively indicative of Norelco shavers) is non-kosher, and the other half kind of shrugs at it;
clearly not concerned.
In a nutshell, the whole problem has to do with the "no knife against the face" rule. Orthodox laws dictate that at no time is a blade supposed to come in contact with the face (thank you for the info, Rabbi Hager). The Norelco system of lifting the hair and then slicing the hair off to release it, comes under great scrutiny as to whether the shaver blade actually comes into contact with the skin or not. The fact that some Norelco's are also adjustable for sensitivity--allowing the blade to be moved closer to, or farther from, the foil head--creates even greater reservations with those who are simply unsure as to what to do.
Either way, a solution has presented itself some time ago that we have unfortunately overlooked until just the other day. We came to the realization that no only are the Remington rotary shavers really good machines, but they are also 100% non lift-n-cut. Thereby solving the dilemma for those kosher kittens who really like the rotary system, but believe that the lift-n-cut might bring down lightning from the heavens. Being a landsman myself (more "kosher-style" actually), it is my personal feeling that there is no contact between a blade and the skin with a Norelco or any other shaver, but far be it from me to argue the point since we now have another option for any and all who have concerns.
Finally a solution! For years this has been driving me as crazy as a...
...fiddler on the roof.
In a nutshell, the whole problem has to do with the "no knife against the face" rule. Orthodox laws dictate that at no time is a blade supposed to come in contact with the face (thank you for the info, Rabbi Hager). The Norelco system of lifting the hair and then slicing the hair off to release it, comes under great scrutiny as to whether the shaver blade actually comes into contact with the skin or not. The fact that some Norelco's are also adjustable for sensitivity--allowing the blade to be moved closer to, or farther from, the foil head--creates even greater reservations with those who are simply unsure as to what to do.
Either way, a solution has presented itself some time ago that we have unfortunately overlooked until just the other day. We came to the realization that no only are the Remington rotary shavers really good machines, but they are also 100% non lift-n-cut. Thereby solving the dilemma for those kosher kittens who really like the rotary system, but believe that the lift-n-cut might bring down lightning from the heavens. Being a landsman myself (more "kosher-style" actually), it is my personal feeling that there is no contact between a blade and the skin with a Norelco or any other shaver, but far be it from me to argue the point since we now have another option for any and all who have concerns.
Finally a solution! For years this has been driving me as crazy as a...
...fiddler on the roof.
