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This custom expresses the phenomenon that until around the age of three, the central focus of the child and its parents is on the child's physical needs. At the age of three or soon after, the child begins learning Torah and Jewish behavior.

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It is an Orthodox Jewish custom to cut a boy's hair for the first time when he reaches the age of three years. That is the age at which he begins to learn the aleph-bet; and it signifies that he's now no longer a baby.

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Q: How old are Orthodox Jewish boys when they get their first haircut?
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It's easy: 1. Jewish boys get circumcised, Jewish girls just undergo baby naming 2. Jewish boys have BAR Mitzvahs, Jewish girls have BAT Mitzvahs 3. In Orthodox Judaism, Jewish men are in charge of the synagogue while Jewish women are in charge of the home


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Why do judaism people where skull caps?

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