[Sholom]

The bible tells us not to shave the edges of our temples, so we leave the hair to grow thereby showing our adherence to that commandment. [‘You shall not round off the edge of your scalp’ (Leviticus 19:27)]. Some scholars believe that rounding the edges was a pagan practice in Biblical times, so it was forbidden in order to show distance from paganism. Those curls are called payess. How they are worn–short, long, curled, tucked behind the ears, tied up under the hat, etc.–is not a matter of law but custom.

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Name : Sholom, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 30, City : Spring Valley, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Programmer, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, 

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