<p dir="ltr">(Refer to the original post for more information about how this shaving device works.) The first and most obvious comparison would be to a lift-and-cut electric shaver, which many forbid because it cuts the hair too close. However, I was taught that the issur of hashchasa refers not to the destruction of the beard, but to destruction of the skin, and since ALL electric shavers have some sort of screen or guard between the skin and the cutting mechanism, they are all mutar to use. According to this view, I would imagine that the critical question is how well this device can distinguish between hair cells and skin cells. (I imagine that the designers have already solved this, or else everyone would consider it unsafe.)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Akiva Miller</p>