Rabbi Brander's Upsherin

MAZEL TOV -- You Are Invited To Rabbi Brander's Upsherin

It has been 3 whole months since our beloved Rabbi's last haircut, so it's with great pleasure and gratitude to Hashem that we invite you to partake in his upsherin! (That’s right, he never had one as a kid!) We hope that you will join us to mark Rabbi Brander's entry into formal Jewish education.

This event will be live-streamed at 5:30 pm on Tuesday 7/7 on Zoom (link here).

Many people have the custom to go around to different tzadikim on the day the hair is cut so the tzadik can cut off some hair (see: Kotzosov Taltlaim page 63, Chinuch Yisroel 8:page 491:ftnt 3, Natei Gavriel (Upsherin) 7:2, Halichos Shlomo Moadim 2:page 365:ftnt 32.). Although we cannot each be there to cut a portion of the Rabbi's coiffure as is customary, we still need your help to style the Rabbi in his new pursuit of Torah study.

To this end, we have devised a monetary scale, based on ancient mysticism, to give you the power to determine the length of the haircut. We hope that you will join us by donating generously.

Total accrued donations:

$18 - Accoutrements purchased

$50 - Let's start cutting!

$100 - Number 8: 1 inch left

$180 - Number 7: 7/8 inch left

$360 - Number 6: 3/4 inch left

$500 - Number 5: 5/8 inch left

$1000 - Number 4: 1/2 inch left

$2500 - Number 3: 3/8 inch left

$5000 - Number 2: 1/4 inch left

$7500 - Number 1: 1/8 inch left

$10,000 - NO HAIRCUT until after the 3 weeks

$50,000 - Shave him bald!

Please join us for this opportunity to contribute and partake!

*Please note Miriam Brander does hold final approval for any hair styling