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Twinkle_Toes | 22:40 Sun 28th Oct 2007 | Religion & Spirituality
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What is the meaning behind the plaits or braids sometimes seen on Jewish men
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In the Old Covenant Book of Leviticus,(Vayyiqra in Hebrew) Chapter 19: v27 is found this prohibition : Do not clip (or round) your hair at the temples, nor trim the edges of your beard.

Jewish followers of Torah (usually Orthodox) follow this and other Levitical injunctions literally:
It is known as payot....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payot

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