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Thursday, May 9, 2024
GOYISHE MINHAG
הלכה ולא למעשה
NOT SHAVING DURING SEFIRA - GOYISHE MINHAG
The
Mekubal & Doctor, Harav Moshe Dovid Valla
(תלמיד of the רמח"ל) claims
that not shaving or trimming thebeard during אבילות, and ספירה is a Goyishe Minhag.
"Only
by Goyim, since they all shave during the year,
so refraining from shaving shows אבילות.
For
Yidden, since they have been growing beards during
the year, therefore, letting it grow during ספירה is
not a
form of אבילות. Chazal
didn't have beards in mind
when they said not to cut the hair during that period.
However, since the masses don't shave
their beards
during the ספירה, we
should condone it and come up
with the reason, it's done to be ממתיק הדינים (sweeten
& lighten the harsh judgments) of the long hair*."
The
שו"ת חתם סופר יו"ד שמ"חtoo, claims the
Poskim's
intention was only for the hair of the head and not
the beard.
* Kabbalistic
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