I didn’t actually shave my head, but I was driving to work last Tuesday and it was hot, really hot out – like close to 100 – apparently this summer has been cold, but to me waking up to a cloudless sky and 75 degrees every day is heaven. So when it hit the upper 90’s last week I finally realized that the mop on my head had to go. I love my long hair and I’ve had it various lengths of dirty hippie look for the last 2 years, but the heat combined with the high holidays coming up really caused me to swerve my car into a strip mall that said Express Cuts.
Almost every time I get a haircut, I dread it, but this time I walked in and proudly told them to get the mop off my head. She asked me what I wanted and I told her to do whatever she wished and to leave my sideburns (peyos) She said in this thick Persian accent that she would give me a “6” on top and a “4” on the sides, having no idea what on earth she was talking about I told her to go ahead.
I walked out 15 minutes later with the shortest hair I have had in 3 or 4 years. The next day I went to shul to get a yarmulke from the free bin, one thing I love about having short hair is the comfort of wearing those large free flimsy yarmulkes they give to folks so they can profile the newbies in an orthodox shul. Ever wonder why free yarmulkes are always white, bright pink or purple, no the designers aren’t gay interior designers who contracted out their patio designs. It’s all to do with singling out the newbie for a possible aliyah, shul reject job and to signal to the kiddush folks to hide the non-mevushal wine so the newbie who may or may not be Jewish doesn’t worship idols with his little kiddush cup as he looks at the wine and makes it non-kosher. So I grabbed some faux black velvet yarmulkes, some shiny purple and a green one from the bin at Emek Bracha in Palo Alto and I have been rocking the shiny black velvet since – so much more comfy than using pins or clips for suede or knit – I’m all about the velvet – I also get to pretend I’m frumming out.
It’s a bit of a shock to people I get a haircut,, especially for folks around here who haven’t known me too long, they know me as the unshaven large yamy wearing long haired guy, so when they see me they are in for a surprise.
Kippas stay on pretty much by themselves with short hair
Much better
Well, those yarmulkes are de riguer in Reform and/or Conservative shuls, so I’m not quite sure who they are trying to profile. Anyway, the perfect hair length is the “in-between” when it’s not so long that your yarmulke keeps slipping off and it’s not so short that… well… your yarmulke keeps slipping off.
Now you look like a Yid!
Pretty sure you are supposed to return those yarmulkas after use.
they are not for the taking
Actually I use those bins as an exchange center, I take other ones I don’t like and keep switching it up
i don’t think she did a very good job of leaving the peyos
Did you lose weight?
ever since I moved to California I’ve been in great shape – long hair makes me look bigger
I like the background. Where was this taken?
Yosemite
Cute!
Heshy just went from looking like the iconic 8 year old in a family comedy to an smart looking adult, nice heshy looking a little leaner as well. challah around the corner..
Now you look like a Yid!
You look nice with short hair, Hesh. You also seem to have shed a few pounds. Good work!
ahhhh u look awesome!! one of my rules is “never date a guy with hair longer then yours” – ok my hair was still longer but yours was shag-tastic. Now you’re shag-tastic!
well done 😀
Shag-tastik…. hahah
Hesh, you look hot but, I was laughing, all your pics seem to have the same background and who takes these pics up in the mountains?
Most of my mountain pics are self portraits, I go to the woods to escape people
Agreed re: rule and re: Hesh’s new look. I think this new pic should replace the profile pic on here…
When are yoi coming bak to the east coast?
for succos
Are you coming to Monsey Maybe We can chill a bit tzizammen….
A definite improvement, dude!
Did I just say “dude”?
Lookin’ good, good lookin’! i feel like such a dork, but the clean shaven look is good on you.