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Upsherin



Upsherin or Upsherinish (Yiddish: אפשערן, lit. "shear off" German etymology, auf ["off"], scheren ["to shear"]) refers to a Jewish haircutting ceremony, Hasidic in origin, that takes place when a Jewish boy reaches the age of three years.



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