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# The Torah (Vayikra 19:27) says לא תקפו פאת ראשכם ולא תשחית את פאת זקנך meaning, don’t round the corner of one’s head and don’t destroy the corners of one’s beard. | # The Torah (Vayikra 19:27) says לא תקפו פאת ראשכם ולא תשחית את פאת זקנך meaning, don’t round the corner of one’s head and don’t destroy the corners of one’s beard. | ||
# There are two negative commands to which the Torah warns, one of rounding the corners of the head and other of destroying the corners of one’s beard. <Ref> Rambam (Intro to Avoda Zara counts Hakafat HaRosh and Giluach HaZaken as two separate negative commands. </ref> | # There are two negative commands to which the Torah warns, one of rounding the corners of the head and other of destroying the corners of one’s beard. <Ref> Rambam (Intro to Avoda Zara counts Hakafat HaRosh and Giluach HaZaken as two separate negative commands. </ref> |