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the answer is .no one knows .it certainly The Bible or Torah does not direct you to wear one and the israelites did not wear one . the story of avshalom getting his long hair caught with the tree branches gave us a hint .it is a law passed by rabbies,as many other laws they invented ,as each generation bring us another rabbi who need to leave his stamp on Jewish society before he dies.

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