Article: Why Jewish People Wear Certain Articles Of Clothing
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Why Jewish People Wear Certain Articles Of Clothing
If you?re not Jewish, you may not understand why some Jews style their hair and dress in the manner they do. Their traditional style dress is based on the Torah, the first five books of their Bible. Often by choosing to dress in that manner, it is a public affirmation that they?ve chosen to follow the commands of the Torah.
For example, in the Christian Bible, there is a book of Leviticus. Jews don?t have Leviticus in their Bible; their book has a different name. However Leviticus 19, when translated, reflects commandments to not ?round the corners of your head, neither shall you destroy the corners of your beard?. There are also other prohibitions concerning the shaving of hair. This is why some Jews (Orthodox, ?true Jew? or Torah Jew) wear long sideburns. Some Jews wear l...
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