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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>See the Sh"uT of the Tsemach Tsedek YD siman 93 where he
discusses at length the various sources for not shaving (I did not go through
the teshuva in detail). At the end of the teshuva he concludes: In the days of
Dovid Hamelech they were nohaig not to shave at all, from which he concludes
that the reason probably was some of the several issurim he discussed
before but which he does not identify further. He then quotes the Radak
that it was a minhag avosainu from the time of kabolas hatorah until now,
not to shave even with scissors. He ends by saying that it [shaving] was
considered to be a "cherpo gedola," a great shame. Unfortunately he does not
explain why.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Many of the teshuvos also mention the Be'er Haitav,
Ar"i and the mekubalim about not shaving.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Unfortunately none of this really answers the question
of the reason for the chashivus of the zakain.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Also now that I have looked into this a little, I was
disappointed that I did not find the svara I proposed in my previous post
mentioned by anyone I looked at.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Kol Tuv</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Chaim Manaster</FONT></DIV>
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