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<font size=3>At 11:22 AM 1/5/2010, R. Michael Mirsky wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I don't think it's a matter of
how nice the beard looks. I remember <br>
being told that there is something in Kabbala that says that it's <br>
preferable for a man to grow a beard.<br><br>
Michael Mirsky<br>
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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!<br><br>
YL</font></body>
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