NOT SHAVING DURING SEFIRA - GOYISHE MINHAG

הלכה ולא למעשה               As with all things you read online , always consult first with your local Orthodox rabbi                                      NOT SHAVING DURING SEFIRA - GOYISHE MINHAG The Mekubal & Doctor, Harav Moshe Dovid Valla (Talmid of the Ramchal) says that not shaving or trimming the beard during Aveilus, and Sefira is a Goyishe Minhag. Only by the Goyim, since they all shave during the year, so by refraining from shaving shows Aveilus. For Yidden, since they have been growing beards during the year, therefore,letting it grow during Sefira is not a form of Aveilus. Chazal didn't have beards in mind when they said not to cut the hair during that period. The Shu"t Chasam Sofer (Y.D.348) too says the Poskim's intention was only for the hair of the head and not the beard.