ThirstyFish

Since it's founding, the United States has been both a "melting pot", and a "cultural mosaic". The American Mosaic series of posts attempt to capture the interweave of American society.

Payot are sidecurls worn by some members of the Orthodox Jewish community based on the interpretation of Biblical passage Leviticus 19:27 "Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard". Other personal grooming and hygiene related Bible passages forbid tattoos * and order circumcision *. This photograph was taken in DUMBO.

Song of the Day: Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top (1983)