[Avodah] Rabbi: Electric razors not kosher

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://tinyurl.com/8u2rpsh

Religious leaders in haredi town rule that use of electric razors 
constitutes violation of Jewish law, send out lists of prohibited 
haircuts to barbers


Rabbis in the haredi town of Kiryat Sefer have ruled recently that 
the use of electric razors is prohibited by Torah

The rabbis, whose convention marked the beginning of the yeshiva 
students' summer break, have prohibited the use of electric shaving 
machines because the gadgets pull out hair by its roots, which is 
considered a violation of Jewish Law

The religious leaders decided that any store that chooses to sells 
the 
non-<http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4228689,00.html>kosher 
electric razors would be required to refund the buyers' money.

See the above URL for more.  YL
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