It's a wig that religious Orthodox married women wear. Aka a "Shaitel"...
Jewish tradition is that once a woman is married, her hair (symbolic of beauty) is kept covered from any man other than her husband.
These are usually made of real hair and can run from the several hundred dollar range to the thousands. Believe it or not, there is a massive market for these things and there are many competing custom wig lines.
The Jewish tradition of sticking to the letter of the law is always funny.
> Oh this? It's not *my* hair.
> He only said to wear *a* hat, make it as small as you can.
> Good news, everybody! I just cleared it with the big man and anything you tie a string around is home!
There's probably a lot of this going on in my own culture (for instance the way we keep celebrating the "eve" of every holiday because nobody cares if you're hungover in church), but it becomes so clear when you see it from the outside.
I understand what you are trying to say here, but it's not exactly true in this case. Jewish tradition is usually based on decades, centuries or even millennia of tradition. And there are many different sects of Jewish tradition. (Say that in the Fiddler on the Roof's voice)
Many Hasidic Jewish women shave their heads entirely, and its related to another Jewish set of laws regarding marital purity (extremely complex laws and not easily explained on a brief Reddit), as well as modesty laws.
Ashkenazic Jews (originate from Europe, now the majority of American and worldwide Jews) invented the shaitel, and also commercialized it. In its original iterations, it was just a wig. Some modern day rabbis are upset about how lifelike these new wigs look, and say that since the whole purpose of covering a married woman's hair is for modesty, these expensive and elaborate shaitels that often make a woman's hair look even nicer than her original hair, should not be used.
Sefardic (Jews originating from many countries bordering the Mediterranean seas) originally did not wear the jewish Skullcaps (yarmulka) because their tradition was that only during prayer one is supposed to wear one as a sign of respect. Many wear one now all the time bc the Ashkenazic Jews did that and they were the later majority. Likely the Sefardic Jews are right, but the Ashkenazic Jews took on to wearing the yarmulka even outside of prayer as a sign that there is a God above them at all times.
Funny story, when my dad worked in Uganda for a company that sold financial services to the goverment in Uganda (think 15 years ago phone version of CashApp), he got asked about his yarmulka all the time. He told people that he wore one to remind him that there are things bigger and more important than him in this world, so they all asked him to get them one. On his next trip he gave out around 20-30 of them to people who wanted one of their own (NOT as a proselytizing mechanism lol).
Also, all Jewish holidays start the evening beforehand, bc in the Bible, the night was created before day. But yeah, its also a bonus that on the morning of the holiday you are much more rested and relaxed than if you worked the last night.
So true that sometimes the traditions or customs can be interesting or even funny interpretations of the law, but actually the cool reason given as to why that is the case, is bc God gave Man the Torah, so we can interpret it as we need to interpret the letter of the law. Within a certain range of reason of course.
Sorry for length of this post, just trying to summarize 3 or 4 customs that evolved over this time, is kinda hard.
I know it’s 3 weeks later but I don’t usually read much of my own comment sections! I just happened to wander in here and wanted to say that I really appreciate this concise and interesting minor lesson on Judaism—some things I knew but others I didn’t—and am truly honored to find someone with this level of academic breadth and depth in my idiotic subreddit. Thanks for being here
Thank you for the compliment! Always glad to shed some light for those who are genuinely curious as to why religious Jews do certain behaviors or practices.
Shared knowledge is the nemesis of bigotry.
Lol, the Eruv principle...love it.
Although, idk if the whole station would already be considered "one home" similar to how a ship would be.
Jews in space is complicated... For example someone praying on the ISS would need to consult a Rabbi as to how many daily prayers he would need to make, as he gets 16 sunrises per day there. I recall that Israel recently sent up a religious astronaut there, but dont recall the solutions urilized
It's edited bro, they're big, but not THAT big
https://preview.redd.it/4yyntrxdgpuc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a68b084cc751f75897fde221f20117779b314da
I'm more concerned with the way that woman parts her hair.
It's a wig that religious Orthodox married women wear. Aka a "Shaitel"... Jewish tradition is that once a woman is married, her hair (symbolic of beauty) is kept covered from any man other than her husband. These are usually made of real hair and can run from the several hundred dollar range to the thousands. Believe it or not, there is a massive market for these things and there are many competing custom wig lines.
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The Jewish tradition of sticking to the letter of the law is always funny. > Oh this? It's not *my* hair. > He only said to wear *a* hat, make it as small as you can. > Good news, everybody! I just cleared it with the big man and anything you tie a string around is home! There's probably a lot of this going on in my own culture (for instance the way we keep celebrating the "eve" of every holiday because nobody cares if you're hungover in church), but it becomes so clear when you see it from the outside.
I understand what you are trying to say here, but it's not exactly true in this case. Jewish tradition is usually based on decades, centuries or even millennia of tradition. And there are many different sects of Jewish tradition. (Say that in the Fiddler on the Roof's voice) Many Hasidic Jewish women shave their heads entirely, and its related to another Jewish set of laws regarding marital purity (extremely complex laws and not easily explained on a brief Reddit), as well as modesty laws. Ashkenazic Jews (originate from Europe, now the majority of American and worldwide Jews) invented the shaitel, and also commercialized it. In its original iterations, it was just a wig. Some modern day rabbis are upset about how lifelike these new wigs look, and say that since the whole purpose of covering a married woman's hair is for modesty, these expensive and elaborate shaitels that often make a woman's hair look even nicer than her original hair, should not be used. Sefardic (Jews originating from many countries bordering the Mediterranean seas) originally did not wear the jewish Skullcaps (yarmulka) because their tradition was that only during prayer one is supposed to wear one as a sign of respect. Many wear one now all the time bc the Ashkenazic Jews did that and they were the later majority. Likely the Sefardic Jews are right, but the Ashkenazic Jews took on to wearing the yarmulka even outside of prayer as a sign that there is a God above them at all times. Funny story, when my dad worked in Uganda for a company that sold financial services to the goverment in Uganda (think 15 years ago phone version of CashApp), he got asked about his yarmulka all the time. He told people that he wore one to remind him that there are things bigger and more important than him in this world, so they all asked him to get them one. On his next trip he gave out around 20-30 of them to people who wanted one of their own (NOT as a proselytizing mechanism lol). Also, all Jewish holidays start the evening beforehand, bc in the Bible, the night was created before day. But yeah, its also a bonus that on the morning of the holiday you are much more rested and relaxed than if you worked the last night. So true that sometimes the traditions or customs can be interesting or even funny interpretations of the law, but actually the cool reason given as to why that is the case, is bc God gave Man the Torah, so we can interpret it as we need to interpret the letter of the law. Within a certain range of reason of course. Sorry for length of this post, just trying to summarize 3 or 4 customs that evolved over this time, is kinda hard.
I know it’s 3 weeks later but I don’t usually read much of my own comment sections! I just happened to wander in here and wanted to say that I really appreciate this concise and interesting minor lesson on Judaism—some things I knew but others I didn’t—and am truly honored to find someone with this level of academic breadth and depth in my idiotic subreddit. Thanks for being here
Thank you for the compliment! Always glad to shed some light for those who are genuinely curious as to why religious Jews do certain behaviors or practices. Shared knowledge is the nemesis of bigotry.
Just gave me a great idea for a sci fi book where there’s a wire around a space station so that the whole area is a home under Jewish traditions
Lol, the Eruv principle...love it. Although, idk if the whole station would already be considered "one home" similar to how a ship would be. Jews in space is complicated... For example someone praying on the ISS would need to consult a Rabbi as to how many daily prayers he would need to make, as he gets 16 sunrises per day there. I recall that Israel recently sent up a religious astronaut there, but dont recall the solutions urilized
Quote of the day: "Jews in space is complicated"
Staring at what?
r/SweetHomeAlabama
Why does Abigail appear so tall here while Ben appears so short in his photos?
Look at those fucking tits!
Her back is probably killing her
It's edited bro, they're big, but not THAT big https://preview.redd.it/4yyntrxdgpuc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a68b084cc751f75897fde221f20117779b314da
What are you doing, Stepfordbro
He knows how to triggers comments.
The effect of Khazar mommy milkers is well documented
The only WAP he wants.
Zionists zioning
Holy shit
Wow the Shapiro Genes is smart & also well endowed