The Torah commands in Parashat Naso (Bamidbar 6:13-20) that after a Nazir completes the observance of the period which he had vowed to observe, he must cut all the hair on his head, and offer a series of sacrifices. Specifically, he must bring a sheep as an Ola sacrifice, a female sheep as a sin-offering, and a ram as a Shelamim. The haircutting should be done in the Ezrat Nashim section of the Azara (courtyard of the Bet Ha’mikdash), in the special chamber designated for this purpose, called the “Lishkat Ha’nezirim.” The Nazir should not cut his hair until the door to the Azara has been opened in the morning, as implied by the verse which requires the Nazir to cut his hair “Petah Ohel Mo’ed” (“by the entrance to the Tent of Meeting” – 6:18). The meat of the Shelamim sacrifice is cooked in the same chamber, and while the meat is cooking, the Nazir places his hair into the fire. If the Nazir cut his hair somewhere else, even outside the city of Jerusalem, he has nevertheless fulfilled his obligation. Quite obviously, the requirement for the Nazir to cut his hair does not apply if he is bald. The cutting must be done specifically with a razor; if the Nazir removed his hair through some other means, he has not fulfilled the requirement. The restrictions that apply to a Nazir are lifted at nightfall after he offers his sacrifices, even if he did not cut his hair. Failing to cut his hair violates this affirmative command, but does not prolong the restrictions against drinking wine and coming in contact with a corpse. This command applies only in the times of the Bet Ha’mikdash, when sacrifices could be offered, and it is binding upon both males and females, as both are eligible to become a Nazir.