Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

I have an interest in many different cultures..Jews are people I know absolutely nothing about. I am also interested to know why jews always seem to be dressed in black or grey..lots of questions to ask yet..

Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

Some pious (Chassidic) Jews wear long sidelocks because they interpret the law to mean that one may not shave the temple at all.

In addition to the influence of Torah on appearance, there are those Jews who wear a beard and sideburns because they want to appear Jewish.

This means that those Jews who display Jewish hairstyles and clothes attain existential validation in the same fashion as those who wear a uniform or those who display a symbol such as a Mogen David or a cross on their lapel. Existential validation is sought by all of us as we seek to present ourselves to others in everyday life. The presentation which we promote leads to the 閳ユ笓ooking glass self閳? as Cooley called it. What we wear, what we say, how we confront others is reflected in the manner which others exhibit toward us. Hence the 閳ユ笓ooking glass閳?self. Therefore, the Jew who wears a distinctively Jewish form of attire seeks to be treated as a Jew.

We Jews are of course not the only ones to wear beards and ear locks and black clothes. Some fundamentalist Christians do this also. So the story is told of the Jewish woman who meets a man on a train. The man wears a black hat and black suit. A 閳ユ笩ecular閳?Jew, she berates the man and says: 閳ユ返ou orthodox Jews embarrass us all. Your clothes and beard cause anti-Jewish hatred.閳?閳?I am not Jewish,閳?says the man. 閳ユ窔 am Amish and we wear black clothes and beards. It is our tradition.閳?閳ユ伐f course,閳?says the Jewish secularist. 閳ユ返ou have every right to wear such clothes and you are to be commended for carrying on your cultural tradition.閳?br>Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

you are talking about payless.. the locks in front of the ears...from the bible, old testament about cutting the hair...

Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

so their ears won't get cold

Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

it really has to do with the cicumcision. They have the idea that they have to hide their ears because they look like the part leftover after the operation.

Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

There is a passage in the old testament that says, "The corners of your head shall not be rounded." Some very observant Jews, including the Chassidim, interpret this to mean that they should not cut the hair that grows from their temples.

If you want to learn about Jews, visit Brooklyn, NY.

Why do jews have long pieces of hair in front of their ears?

btw..it seems that everyone who has answered this question is generalizing about Jewish people overall-without understanding that it is only the Chassidic Jews who do follow that.