Maimonides Minute – Hilchot Avoda Zara 12:1-3 (Payot, and A Woman’s Obligation in Mitzvot)
9:46 am
Why does the Torah prohibit the shaving of the “payot,” or sideburns? Does this apply to women as well as to men? What are the general rules regarding a woman’s obligation to fulfill positive and negative mitzvot?