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Payot

The sidelocks of hair in front of the ears that many Orthodox Jewish men and boys leave uncut.

Also: peyos, sidelocks

Payot, or peyos in Yiddish pronunciation, are sidelocks grown in front of the ears. They follow a verse in Leviticus that forbids rounding the corners of the head. Practice varies widely: some men leave a small uncut area at the sideburn, while many Hasidic men grow long curled sidelocks, sometimes tucked behind the ears. Yemenite Jews call them simanim. Boys usually keep payot from their upsherin at the age of three.

See also

Upsherin Sideburn Kesh

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