1) Many people have the minhag to give a child his first haircut on his third birthday. This has become known as an "Upsherin" (Yiddish term for cutting hair).
2) Many people will perform this first haircut even if the child's birthday falls out on Rosh Chodesh. (See Shu"t MaHaram Brisk Vol. 2 Siman 99 where he writes that no harm will befall the child due to upholding this ancient custom of Klal Yisroel)
Others, however, say that in this case it is worthwhile to postpone the haircut until after Rosh Chodesh or even to do it a day or two earlier, before Rosh Chodesh. (See Sefer Chinuch Yisroel page 54 and Sefer Rosh Chodesh page 349 quoting HaRav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal.)
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QUESTION:
Can foaming hand soap be used on Shabbos, or is the foam too similar to a solid and therefore it would be a problem of smoothing?
ANSWER:
Many Poskim allow the use of all liquid soap on Shabbos. Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal (Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol 1 Siman 113) was stringent.
The prevalant minhag is to use liquid soap that is very watery, and to avoid those that are thicker. If the thick soap is watered down, then it can be used. (See also Shu"t Oz Nidberu Vol. 10 Siman 16). Preferably it should be waterd down before Shabbos.
To determine if any particular soap is watered down enough, a Rav should be consulted.
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