When Lag Ba'omer falls out on motzei Shabbos shaving permitted on Friday

Lag Ba'omer in Miron

 Since Lag B’Omer, this year falls on Sunday, May 18th, 2014 (18 Iyar,5774) one is permitted to get a haircut and shave on Friday erev shabbos , May 16th, in honor of shabbos, according to the Ra''ma. However, according to many, it is Assur to shave or take a haircut on Motzei Shabbos  (Rama"h in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 493:2)


This is also the view of Maharika”sh (Oholei Yaakov 98), quoted in Yabi’a Omer, (vol. 6, Orach Chaim 47). However, Kaf Hachaim (O.C. 493: note 32) writes that those who follow the opinion of the Mechaber and do not have a haircut until day 34 of the Omer, may not take a haircut until Monday (this year)

Preparing  for a Lag Baomer fire