[Avodah] Why are beards considers so choshuv?

[Prof. Levine]

At 11:22 AM 1/5/2010, R. Michael Mirsky wrote:

>I don't think it's a matter of how nice the beard looks.  I remember
>being told that there is something in Kabbala that says that it's
>preferable for a man to grow a beard.
>
>Michael Mirsky

I recall seeing a reference to a teshuva of the Chasam Sofer in which 
he permits shaving.  One of his reasons is that the Kabbalists in 
Italy did not have beards, because they felt that there was not 
sufficient kedusha in Chutz Laretz to merit having a beard!

YL
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