Why Some Jewish Women Are Rejecting the Headscarf (2010) 

If the wig is prettier and more attractive than your real hair, HOW IS THAT MODESTY

This is so illogical ! Hair is hair ! Why cover your hair with more hair???

Wigs can attract men duhh😂💙

If a scarf is to tell men they're married and unavailable, there's not much point in wearing a wig if nobody can tell you're wearing a wig.

My husband would go broke with all the wigs I would buy.

Um why aren't her children allowed to see her hair?

That's so ironic, Jewish women covered her real hair with a wig.

Cover hair with hair. This is a joke the problem is that the wig is more beautiful than the hair itself 😂😂

And what do men cover to say they are married?

What an uninformed video. Orthodox women wearing wigs instead of headscarves is not "a new way" or "a controversial move away from Orthodox Jewish tradition". In fact, it has been done since the 16th Century!

clearly logic has no place here

Why can't they just wear a wedding ring like everyone else?

I don't understand the obsession religion has with women's hair! A woman 's face is much more of attraction so why not cover that first?

This is something a lawyer would come up with! The law says cover your hair? Ok use a wig so that “technically” you’re obeying the law but it sure doesn’t look like it from the outside which is what you want to convey ... the equivalent of “having your cake and eating it too!”

Why not just wear a wedding ring to signify that you are married? Wouldn't that serve the same purpose?

And do men wear something to show they are married ?

It is more important if the woman got good morals then actually wearing the wig because the wig doesn't mean anything like she got good morals and values. The wig just shows if she married to someone wealthy if it is expensive one or someone poor if it is cheap one

The concept of modesty masks the true power grabbing reason for women covering their hair, maybe even shaving it off). I feel sad for my female ancestors. Modesty means dimming your self expression and creativity. It's all about male dominated control.

So expensive! Please forgive me if I am wrong but does wearing a beautiful high-end wig insinuate that you are 'high class/wealthy' while those who wear scarves are 'lower class'? Does it cause a division among sisters of the same faith?

This is not a new thing. I remember since I was a little girl, there were wigs for years on years before this "move"

The whole world is bonkers !!

people do all kind of stupidity in the name of culture and religion.....

Starts with...”you donot show your hair because you shouldnot “attract” men if you are married” Very twisted argument but let’s say it’s true: Then wouldn’t wig (if so natural looking, in all colors etc) “attract” men to women? Are men experts now in differentiating wig from real hair? And what if woman’s real hair is worse than the wig, that wig is more attractive???? This is absolutely ridiculous and a proof how minds are twisted around this - what does any of this have to do with worshipping a creator?

Wigs are a joke, I thought you were trying to be modest. Most of the wigs probably look much bette than the real hair. Modesty my ass, you don’t want to be mixed up with the Muslims.

I truly want to understand , why Abrahamic religions hate women ????

I've always wondered.... what if she makes a wig out of her own hair?

Well I’m married and Christian. I wear a wedding ring because I’m married. It works really well. I have beautiful hair that God gave me. Why cover up beautiful hair that’s a very rare color and texture.

Wearing a wig or scarf or hijab is depressing and degrading.

I honestly think that a lot of the head scarves are so pretty! I’m a single woman, from a liberal Jewish background where none of the women in my family ever covered their hair, and for fashion reasons, I would love to wear a hair scarf to look fashionable.

How do the men know that the women in wigs are married though ?

Even the children can't see their hair? That is the silliest thing i have ever heard in my life. I am Christian and i cover my head in prayer and at church.

Cut your hair to wear a wig....is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Can't another man be tempted by looking at your wig?? At some point, someone has to stop and realise that the whole process is a bit ridiculous and rather pointless.

Even children not supposed to see there's mothers.that's. Off the wall.and that is because man's tradition's not God mandates.can anyone see the point here.

Why couldn't children see her hair? That's weird.

The funny thing is, a lot of these women shave their heads when they get married. They end up looking like men or like they are going through chemotherapy. If my wife shaved her head and wore a wig, even I as her husband wouldn’t want to see her real hair. The mind boggles.

I choose modesty because I love it! Being married to a non Jewish man it is obviously completely my own choice which he respects...... I also was so interested in historical dress that I studied ancient history, cultural anthropology and world religions specifying on historical dress, fashion, styles from ancient to the late 1900’s. What I found through out my research was & is fascinating! Most countries if you look and study historical dressing you will see it was simply customary for woman to cover their hair it also had practical reasons and protected the hair actually making it healthier & more beautiful...... Even Druid woman that were “medicine woman” as well as your average Druid and celtic female wore head coverings, as well as Ethiopian woman. Egyptians were known for wearing wigs, however the majority of countries from Africa to Europe, Asia, Central, South, and later North America also wore head coverings; From the ancients whom wore gorgeous veils, even the nomadic desert tribes wore beautifully adorned veils..... their are several styles and names for head coverings from ancient times and through out history...... it all stemmed from the practice that anything beautiful, valued and considered holy or important anything cared for that was considered vital to life was always specially covered with exquisitely designed coverings signifying that what was kept underneath was of upmost importance, value, care, respect, beauty and needed to be known that what was underneath NEEDED to be treated with the upmost respect, dignity, and care........ therefore in those days it was viewed as very empowering for a woman to be veiled. Queens had exquisite veils of all sorts of prized materials made for them; the Persian woman had gorgeous veils with traditional embroidery as did most countries in which most times certain embroidery would signify what tribe a person was from..... Gypsies from different countries wore veils now called head scarfs as well, Belly dancers even worse veils, even Brothel workers still wore veils! It signified the importance of a woman..... veils just like modern day name brands also denoted someone’s status in society...... In India till this day woman wear veils with their Salwars, part of their Saris serve as veil/head covering; the ancient Greek woman, the Roman woman and on & on all wore veils; Woman from all parts of the world from poor to middle class and rich all wore veils/head coverings; not wearing a veil or head covering is actually a fairly new concept for even the Edwardian, Victorian eras and even the 1920’s to 40’s wore different head coverings, be they hats, scarfs, this was also the case for men’s “shawls”/coats, like Joseph’s multi colored coat made for him which would have denoted his status amongst his people. So from head wraps & veils in Africa and all over the world to caps, hats, bonnets, scarfs and typical veils this was the norm up until fairly recently....... I have an in depth load of varied information & sources with ancient petroglyphs, paintings, murals, statues, reliefs, carvings, writings, archaeological discoveries, pictures from as old as possible, sketches found, historical advertisements etc for anyone whom is truly interested in knowing and seeing the history of veiling/head covering etc. All that being said my personal opinion on the matter is that head covering and veiling is a beautiful empowering lifestyle practice for a woman whom freely chooses to do so; however I must admit that I’m not fond of the wig aspect and using a wig as a head/hair covering...... I personally believe if you choose to be modest and truly veil and cover your hair as our ancestors did then you will do so the same way in which our ancestors did which was with different veils, scarfs etc. I would never knock a sister whom chooses to wear a wig but if asked MY opinion regarding Jewish woman and the Torah I would have to say I believe it is not really adhering to complete modesty if using a wig instead of truly veiling & protecting the hair. To me MY opinion is that the beauty & empowerment comes from actually truly covering ones hair with veil, head scarf etc. so that no hair in itself is being shown. But that is only MY opinion regarding wigs. This has been a debate for a long time between Rabbis, students, & people. The truth is for Jewish woman the wigs did not become popular until the late 18 then it went out of “style” and then in the 1900’s came back so originally it was a veil, scarf used to cover the head/hair for Jewish woman just as it was for must woman through out the world in the past. Finally it’s MY personal opinion that by rejecting the headscarf or by beginning to reject certain things that have been part of any persons custom/culture & traditions that this how sadly & unfortunately ppl begin loosing their time honored traditions from their ancestors; it starts with rejecting one thing and once that’s acceptable then another and another until eventually sadly most ppl loose something previous, loose their heritage, and before you know you are no different from anyone else whether it’s eventually loosing all sense of modesty or loosing beautiful traditions passed painstakingly down from our ancestors. Our traditions, customs, beliefs, practices passed down from each culture is what makes each magically beautiful & unique. To see that die would be truly sad and another loss & another step away from our connectedness to the source.

I feel so silly, I’m 34, and was adopted into to a non religious Jewish family. My grandfather was a survivor of the holocaust. He fled to New York dropping half of his last name so people wouldn’t know he was of Jewish decent. So I feel soo silly due to the fact I NEVER knew Jewish woman wore wigs!!! 😳 I’m Shookth!

What offends me are the sects that demand women shave their head once married. This is a rule made up by a rabbi who should never have that much power to begin with. A Jewish man would never shave his head, side locks & beard. It's part of his identity just as womens hair is part of their identity, beauty & sensuality.

this video is making me sick

I think bits extremely bizarre of women to be wearing a wig over their natural hair since I don’t think it’s part of the observance of Judaism as much as wearing head coverings that is a part of grooming or of showing modesty when it comes to being married. I think it’s extremely weird for women to embrace the idea of wearing wigs over their own hair, when there are those who lose their own hair from a treatment through chemotherapy. .

I would melt wearing a wig!

Jewish women have been wearing wigs for centuries - how is this being presented as a novelty? 19th century rabbis (the Vilna Gaon for instance) didn't like the practice. But it's been absolutely standard in the ultra-Orthodox and part of the Orthodox community this has been standard for DECADES. There's a huge debate over artificial versus real hair wigs, and different chasidic sects have different rules.

I think I noticed an emphasis on ' European hair", let me ask ....is the more popular Asian types of hair exceptable....like the remmy hair , the kind usually from Indian / South Asian hair, are these hairs allowed?

you can't win an argument with Jews

Covering our hair is not meant to be this complicated. I love my hair and I love my hijab and I thank Allah for making things easy .

Not all Orthodox married Jewish women cover their hair. I suppose it depends on how Orthodox you are! I have a neighbour and on the Sabbath she pulls a hat down completely over her hair.

So for those saying wigs are considered like idolatry because of where the hair came from, would a Noahide's hair be acceptable for a jewish woman to wear?

Wigs with real hair imported from Europe worry me.

I hear about all the things that women must do to be modest or who knows what but i would like to know for sure how men treat these women in marriage. Are they faithful till the end ? Were they themselves virgins on their wedding day since they require virginity from women, i claim that the same should be expected from them and, finally, do they take care of their wife and care for them the way they should till the end ? Because this is really what is at stake, no just men who get their ways no matter what.

"you can't even recognize that it is a wig ! " So ridiculous ! Everything is said ! That's why wigs are forbidden in the street and allowed only inside the house. And it's not kosher to go out with a wig.

Wigs have been used for a long time, pretty synonymous with head scarves, not exactly a rebellion. Confusing.

But if you can’t tell it’s a wig, other men won’t know she’s married

The Torah commands women to be modest but correct me if I'm wrong I never seen a law to command women to wear head scarfs. It's more a traditional thing. Your hair is your covering

As it was explained to me, the hair holds power, and thus the need for the female to cover her hair to subdue her power. Also, the man is gaining necessary power through his marriage to a female, whose spiritual power he gets to benefit from and take as his own. A rabbi must be married, it is his woman who facilitates his access to spiritual power. What I extrapolated from my religious (non orthodox) education. I was raised Jewish. I think this is all very sad.

The law simply says that the women's hair should be covered and that their bodies must be covered not exposed, there is absolutely nothing saying that women can't look beautiful or even sexy within reason.

that's why I don't do traditions. The LORD didn't create religion for man. The LORD want relationship with mankind

Its called a shaytel. My sister would be the one to cut them in the towns. In the culture.. it seems to act as a head covering and you can usualy tell its a shaytel and it does work exactly as a head covering. However the tradition eminated is one thing, but you should seek to understand the culture first. The shaytels can b stylized very nicely but the more styled and perfect the more it is obvious that it is a shaytel and so it serves the dual purpose to be modern and cover the hair. I dont personally believe its necessary all the time but there is something surely spiritually significant about natural hair and privacy and protection that goes hand in hand with this practice. And i think its deeper than just seeing it as a wig that is incorrect. Its a head covering first and foremost

They just simply don't want to look like Muslim women. Jewish women are fashionable.

hmmm they wore wigs in europe to not offend anybody with the hijab from hundreds of years this is not new. This "new way" is obviously just a reporter that is highly ignorant of the fact that this is not new at all. Many actually wear a partiall covering over the wig also so you can be sure they are married.

But, some women actually looks really good with the headscarf, and even if they want to sign that they are married,stay away,it can actually draw men to them!! Personally I would check weather I'd look nicer with a wig or a headscarf! (but I'm not religious,or Jewish,so I can wear my own blond hair however I prefer it,wich I'm very happy about!

In the Satmar Hasid community, not only do they have to cover their heads with a scarf and a wig, they must shave their head on the order of the their Rebbe. Also, a married woman must shave her head every month. Nothing like having your mother-in-law come over with the clippers and shave your head the morning after your wedding.

Now is it lace fronts??!

Wearing a wig defeats the purpose of covering my hair

Covering hair with hair. Its religous principle to wear the scalp of European women. We dont know how the hair was extracted and quite frankly it could of been done unethically but hey---it doesnt matter. Modesty is done whilst looking beautiful.

Actually the.scarves are very pretty.

My hair is useless. A wig would look far better.... 🐁

Cunning and looking for ignorant ways to satisfy ones self esteem. Beats the whole point.

Do they know where the real hair for these wigs comes from , not always through ethical and moral ways or choice. Seems it’s about being flash and demonstrating wealth than anything else.

I can see many similarities between our culture religion and language and them.

A wig is not the same

In my humble opinion I guess the Jewish women reject the headscarf in order not to look like the muslim women. Could be...

If a man is going to make a pass at you or you are already cheating on him, I don't think wearing a wig will stop you!

Looks to me like they are making a mockery of Gods laws and their religion.

Do divorced Jewish women have a good chance of remarriage or are they shunned?

Wearing a Star of David was less extreme than this. And then they say that women are not degraded.

If only I could afford one! I wear a scarf or snood until I can.

I studied the Torah regarding this question and asked BoRaH GhULUM Yah (Creator of the universe) to tell me if I should cover my hair. My understanding: the religious leaders of Yahudim, HaGRYM (the Arabs) and some evangelical Christians push for the women to cover their hair. I see no right-ruling telling us to do this. I do cover my head with a prayer shawl going outside, but not a right-ruling must, but a choice, to cover me in His covering and from the elements and evil in the world. But the covering comes off when I get a flash of hot, as happens with a head covering, or when at other times I prefer it to lay on my shoulders. HaLLUYaH, HaLLUYaH, the followers sing HaLLUYaH. The prayer shawl was a Teaching I received from Hayah and not a Rabbinical telling. For me, I have RB AHD, HaMSHYHh.

"they wear a wig to signal that they are married" how the heck are you signalling out that youre taken when the wigs are made to look like human hair? are you wearing a shitty cheap plastic wig on purpose so that people can tell, or youre wearing a nice one and people cant tell its a wig? how the heck they can tell then? this makes no sense

why not just signify marriage with a wedding ring?

I don’t understand the concept, wigs are almost always more attractive then the average head of hair. Why dont they just wear a head scarf?

They should wear headscarf.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="40">0:40</a> the problem with this is that she doesnt seem to believe that the oral law is authorative, i hope she realises she is no better than reform judaism or cristianity if she really belives this position. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="120">2:00</a> the rabbis who speak out about this are not worried about what this will lead to, they opine that a wig is as bad if not worse than uncovered hair.

As a Christian man living in America I am endlessly fascinated with the ultra religious Jewish community. All of those rules and commandments!?!!??? It’s mind boggling how one keeps it all straight. Especially while living in and amongst other faiths in large urban areas. How does ANYONE separate and come apart from anyone in NYC!!???! Attempting to live like you are on your own island in the midst of all those people is THE exercise in futility in my opinion. Again... endlessly fascinating.

Why do they cover their head to prevent the eyes of prying men? I dont care about what men think. Not everything is for them. I know God doesnt make these rules

Wigs are a shame.

What is the point of all of this? If hair is the issue, how is a wig or headscarf going to help with that? The same goes for Muslims.

Psalms 1<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2839">47:19</a>-20 [19]He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. [20]He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

Why can't children see her hair? I'm so confused and mean no offense..if someone could please answer...

If you get great beautiful extensions natural wig it's actually more beautiful probably than the woman hair so bring more attention to her because she looks more gorgeous in it so actually it doesn't make any sense.

The wig doesn't count as a head covering

Je ne comprendrais jamais cette histoire de couvrir les cheveux, pire, de les raser.

I once had this good work friend whom was/is a lovely Jewish Lady. Earlier in her life, Yeshua (Jesus) called out to her and she was Born Again(John <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="183">3:3</a>-7). She never gave up her Jewishness and was a member of a local Messianic Synagogue. This particular congregation actually observed Christmas! They called it Yom Yeshua. They just call Easter: Passover & Resurrection! Much like the Baptists or Pentecostals, they do not "Christen" infants. They Baptize professed Born Again believers by full immersion in Yeshua's Name.

Don't even think you get around the way of a woman. I love them

DISGUSTING. WHY are kids not allowed to see their own mother's hair? SICK SICK SICK

How ridiculous. Just another way to repress women by taking away their identity. What’s immodest about showing your hair?

FYI: the only women popularizing this whole wig notion are for the most part Hasidic women. Sephardi jews (jews from Middle East including some from south Europe) DO NOT agree with this. It’s NOT modest let’s me honest about this.

None of these practices are Jewish! - headscraff leave it to Muslims women ... or Hassidic women but they are Ashkenazim ... - wings : Egyptian women wore them in Antiquity Both has NOTHING TO DO with Judaism now ...

I'm an orthodox jew and there isn't any social standing like that, women are respected equally no matter what choice they make with headcoverings or lack there of.

Where is there original hair

Actually there is scripture reference for a woman carrying her hair