Rav Chaim Kanievsky Tells a Childless Man: Get a Haircut
A long-haired man with earrings asks Rav Chaim Kanievsky for a blessing for children. Rav Chaim tells him to cut his hair, but only after Sefiras HaOmer, and a child follows.
There was once a man waiting in the queue to see Rav Chaim. He stood out from all the others because of his long hair. Through the hair, his earrings were barely visible. On the top of his mound of hair, there was a symbolic kippah. When it was his turn to speak to Rav Chaim, he stated that he and his wife were childless. They had gone to see a fertility specialist. At one point, the doctor said that there was nothing more he could do for the couple. They asked if there was any other doctor they should visit. The doctor replied, “At this point, I can only recommend speaking to Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak.”
Rav Chaim listened to his story and said, “But a woman can’t have children with another woman! Get a haircut.”
The man’s face lit up and he said, “Right away! Sure. I’ll do anything!”
Rav Chaim replied, “But it’s sefiras haomer now. One doesn’t take a haircut during this time.” The man waited until Lag B’Omer to take a haircut and merited having a child.