Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Tanakh 's injunction against shaving the "sides" of one's head. Literally, pe'a means "corner, side, edge". There are different styles of payot among Haredi or Hasidic, Yemenite, and Chardal Jews.

Sep 6, 2020 · Why Do Ultra-Orthodox Men Have Side Curls? The sidecurls are called 'Payos.' Here is an explanation: the Jewish rule is that a man must not cut or trim his hair within a special facial region.

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 …

For Hasidic and some other Orthodox men, the practice of not shaving at all extends to the sidelocks, known in Hebrew as payot (often spelled and pronounced payos, or payes) — literally “corners.” As with beards, practices on payot vary within Orthodoxy.

My cousins use orange juice before Shabbos to make their peyos stay curled over Shabbos, since they can’t gel their payos over Shabbos. Those who would rather keep the Tropicana in the fridge sometimes use water during Shabbos.

Mar 1, 2021 · As with many traditions in Judaism, the style of peyot varies greatly. Men in some Jewish sects trim their peyot; some do not. Some men let them hang over their ears, while some men tuck them behind or under a yarmulke/kippah . . …

Jun 4, 2018 · Jewish men wearing payes is a pretty straightforward Biblical obligation. Actually, it’s a prohibition as Leviticus 19:27 tells us, “Do not round the corners of your head…,” which prohibits removing the hair that grows in this spot. While most prohibitions apply equally both to men and to women, this particular prohibition applies to men only.

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It's been posed that the Russian Jews cut their payos short due to a degree by the government disallowing long side-burns and long coats so as not to stand out as Jewish (the prohibition was not on beards as most Russians had beards).

Many Hasidic men also cut the rest of the hair very short. This is not really required, but is more comfortable under a hat. Also, some Hasidim see the entire haircut -- very short hair with beard and payos -- as part of the "uniform" of their group.