What is this characteristic of the Jewish people? A brief halakhic and spiritual explanation.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The following are some sources and brief explanations of the mystic's perspective on the beard. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jida clarifies the opinion of the Kabbalah and the Zohar on the beard, saying: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>According to Kabbalah, it is absolutely forbidden to grow a beard in any way.<\/p><cite>Birkei Iosef Iore Dea 181<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Zohar says the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Rabbi Shimon said: terrible is he who sends his hand to the precious supreme beard.<\/p><cite>Zohar 3, Idra Raba 130b<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The Mijat Elazar explains the words of the Zohar, saying: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>And now I see in the words of the one who writes\u2026 it's not even appropriate to respond\u2026 what he wrote is that according to the Arizal, it is more serious to touch one's beard than to trim it, and he means that the explanation of the Zohar is that it prohibits "touching" the beard, but cutting the beard is not prohibited in the holy Zohar, it's ludicrous. Doesn't the one who trims touch his beard? \u2026 this is obvious to anyone who looks at the words of the Arizal.<\/p><cite>Minjat Elazar 2:48 <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also see:<br>Zohar 3 Idra Rabbah 130a (the beard corresponds to the 13 divine attributes of mercy). Idra Rabbah 132b, 133b, 134a, 139a, 139b, 141a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Arizal (Jaim Vital) writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My teacher was very careful not to cut his beard hairs in any way, neither with a razor nor scissors, and not anywhere on his beard, not even down below, on those small hairs around his neck. But the hairs on his mustache that got in the way of eating, he would cut with scissors. <\/p><cite>Shaar haMitzvot, parashat Kedoshim.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a comprehensive exposition of the subject, see the book Adrat Panim, \u2013 Zakan, by Moshe Veiner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/hebrewbooks.org\/21303\">http:\/\/hebrewbooks.org\/21303<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/hebrewbooks.org\/21348\">http:\/\/hebrewbooks.org\/21348<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is this characteristic of the Jewish people about? A brief halakhic and spiritual explanation. The following are some sources and brief explanations of the mystical perspective on the beard. 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