In addition to their distinctive hairstyles Hasidic Jews of both genders typically wear styles which were historically popular among Jewish.

Jewish men's hairstyle. Some authorities rule that it is forbidden to cut the hair close to the skin even if one uses scissors8 Others rule that the prohibition applies to shaving off the hair with a razor but using scissors is permitted even if it is almost like shaving9 The Code of Jewish Law rules according to the latter opinion but adds that one should show deference to the first opinion and not cut too close to the skin10. One way is to apply hair gel and then twist the hair into curls using a brush. Another possible way could be to wrap the hair around a stick or pencil.

The way that many Hasidic Jewish men wear their hair in a curly style is simply a fashion mode that has become common. Though some exceptions are found in the Bible of men with long hair such as Samson and John the Baptist most Jewish men kept shorter hair to distinguish themselves from women as well as for practical purposes. This is commonly Yiddishized as peiyes and is usually rendered in English in a variety of less-phonetically-accurate spellings including payes and peyot By the way the common English-language term is sidelocks not sidecurls.

I found that it does have a basis in truth. The halacha Jewish law that a man is forbidden from shaving the corners of the head refers to shaving his hair at the temples so that the hairline is a straight line from behind the ears to the forehead and this is where payot or payos side curls come from Babylonian Talmud Makot 20b. A Jewish male must leave sideburns peyot down to the joints of the jaw that are opposite the ear approximately a third of the way down the ear.

Thanks for your question. Yisrael Kievman age 3 is given his first haircut by his grandfather Zalman Jaffe at an upsherin party in Liverpool England. This is an essential rule and the purpose is to remind himself constantly that G-d is above him in heaven.

There are various ways in which the hair can be shaped into curls. Stabbing of Mireille Knoll in 2018 prompted civic clamor over antisemitism. Mike SladeChabad Lubavitch Media Center.

Most Jewish men had shorter hair. Why Do Hasidic Jews Wear Curls. The hair was lice-free and was trimmed or cut evenly probably indicating that the family buried in this tomb practiced good hygiene and grooming.