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Sidecurls – (peyot) Torah(‘Torah’ refers to the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Also used to refer to the entire Jewish bible-the body of scripture known to non-Jews as the Old Testament)commandment for every Jewish male. The Torah teaches: ‘Do not cut off the hair on the sides of your head…’ Vayikra 19:27. A Jewish male must leave sideburns (peyot) down to the joints of the jaw that are opposite the ear, approximately a third of the way down the ear. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch in his commentary on the Torah suggests that peyot form a symbolic separation between the front part of the brain and the rear part. The front part is the intellectual, the rear part is the more physical, the more sensual. The wearer of peyot is thus making a statement that he is aware of both facets of his mind, and intends to keep them to their appointed tasks.

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Name : Mark22065, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 40, City : Philadelphia, State : PA, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class, 

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