Head covering for Jewish women

Wig or half-wig worn by some married Orthodox Jewish women

Three styles of hair covering common among married Orthodox Jewish women. From left to right: snood, fall, and hat

According to halacha (Jewish religious law), married Jewish women are expected to cover their hair when in the presence of men other than their husband or close family members. Such covering is common practice among Orthodox Jewish women.

Different kinds of hair coverings are used, among them the mitpachat (Hebrew: מטפחת) or tichel (Yiddish: טיכל) (headscarf), shpitzel, snood, hat, beret, fall, bonnet, veil, headscarf, bandana, and sheitel (Yiddish: שייטל, wig). The most common head coverings in the Haredi community are headscarves in the form of the tichel and snood, though some wear hats, berets, or sheitels; the tichel and snood remain the historic and universally accepted rabbinical standard for observant Jewish women.[1] The headscarves can be tied in a number of ways, depending on how casually the wearer is dressed.

Covering the hair is part of the modesty-related dress standard called tzniut. The hair is considered a body part that should only be seen by one's husband.

## Laws

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According to Jewish religious law (halacha), a woman must cover her hair after marriage.[2][3] The requirement applies in the presence of any men other than her husband, son, father, grandson, grandfather, or brother,[4] though a minority opinion allows uncovering hair within one's home even in the presence of unrelated men.[5]

The obligation to cover hair applies in public areas.[5] In a private home, some sources recommend hair covering (even in the absence of unrelated men), but the consensus is that hair may be uncovered if no unrelated men are present.[4]

The consensus is that all or most of the hair must be covered.[6] Some sources rule that every single hair must be covered,[7] but many others permit a small amount of hair (each source defines the amount differently) to emerge from the head-covering.[8][6]

Various reasons have been suggested for this head-covering, among them:

* Historically, head-covering was considered a form of dignity for a woman, and to have one's head-covering removed was a source of humiliation.[9]
* Married women are expected to behave with a higher level of sexual modesty than single women, due to the commitment they have made to their husbands, and covering their potentially alluring hair is one aspect of this.[9]
* Head covering is a sign of a woman's married status, which (among other things) could indicate to men that she is unavailable to them.[9]
* Head-covering indicates awe when standing before God, similar to the kippah for men.[9]
* Nowadays, head-covering also serves a sign of identification with the religious Jewish community.[9]

### Sources

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Rahel (right) with her head covered by a scarf

Numbers 5:18[10] requires, as part of the sotah ritual, that a married woman's head be made parua (a word which has been understood to mean 'uncovered' or 'with loose hair'),[11] suggesting that, normally, her hair is not parua. According to the Talmud, this indicates that the Torah prohibits married women in general from appearing parua in public.[12][13]

The Mishnah, however, implies that hair covering is not an obligation of biblical origin. It discusses behaviors that are grounds for divorce, such as, "appearing in public with a parua head, weaving in the marketplace, and talking to any man", and calls these violations of Dat Yehudit[a] ('Jewish law') as opposed to Dat Moshe ('Mosaic law').[14] The Talmud reconciles the sources by saying that if her head is completely uncovered in public, this would indeed be a violation of Dat Moshe, whereas a woman who appears in public wearing a kalta (a minimal covering of part of the hair, perhaps a basket resting on the head)[15] has satisfied Dat Moshe but is still violating Dat Yehudit.[12]

Another relevant Talmudic source is Berakhot 24a, where the rabbis define hair as sexually erotic (ervah), and prohibit men from praying in sight of a married woman's hair. The rabbis base this judgement on a biblical verse: "Your hair is like a flock of goats" (Song of Songs 4:1),[16] suggesting that this praise reflects the sensual nature of hair.[17] However, "with a few exceptions, there is halachic consensus that the obligation of women's head-covering derives chiefly from the sota and, secondarily, from dat Yehudit", rather than from ervah,[18] and a number of leading poskim ruled that while head-covering is required, in societies where this law is widely ignored, the uncovered hair ceases to be considered ervah for the purpose of prayer.[19]

The Zohar, a commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures and the primary source of the beliefs of Kabbalah, also describes the mystical importance of women making sure to not expose their hair. The parashat Naso 125b–126b[20] suggests that a woman who strictly obeys head covering traditions will reap many blessings for her husband and children.

### Unmarried women

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The medieval codes do not mention any exemption for unmarried women.[21] According to the Mishna, if a woman went to her wedding with hair uncovered, this serves as proof that she was a maiden, a virgin (i. e., never before married) at the time.[22] This seems to indicate that never-married women did not cover their hair, but divorced and widowed women did continue to cover their hair. This is also the position taken by the Jerusalem Talmud[23] and is generally the accepted ruling today.[24] However, R' Moshe Feinstein permitted divorced and widowed women to uncover their hair in cases of great need, for example, when a head covering might interfere with dating or obtaining a job.[25] Exact rulings in such cases vary depending on the community and the individual's situation.[24]

In Yemen, unmarried girls covered their hair like their Muslim peers;[26] however, upon Yemeni Jews' emigration to Israel and other places, this custom has been abandoned. Aharon Roth praised this custom.[27] Magen Avraham ruled that while unmarried women need not cover their hair, they must braid it so that it is not disheveled.[28] This ruling is practiced in some Hasidic communities nowadays.[24]

When a woman gets married, opinions differ regarding when exactly she must begin covering her head: after betrothal (rare today), after the chuppah ceremony, after yichud, or only after the couple has spent a night together.[24] Even according to the more stringent opinions, the bridal veil (which partly covers the hair) may be considered sufficient cover for the remainder of the ceremony.[24]

### Non-Orthodox Judaism

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Conservative and Reform Judaism do not generally require women to wear head coverings. Some more traditional Conservative synagogues may ask that married women cover their heads during services. However, some more liberal Conservative synagogues suggest that women, married or not, wear head-coverings similar to those worn by men (the kippah/yarmulke); and some require it (or require it only for women receiving honors or leading services from the bimah) – not for modesty, but as a feminist gesture of egalitarianism.[29]

In the 21st century, some non-Orthodox Jewish women began covering their heads or hair with scarves, kippot, or headbands.[30] Reasons given for doing so included as an act of spiritual devotion,[31] as expression of ethnic identity, as an act of resistance to a culture that normalizes the exposure of the body,[32] or as a feminist reclamation of modest dress, a practice sometimes seen as non- or anti-feminist.[33]

## Scarves

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### Mitpachat

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Knotted tichel

Mitpachat (Hebrew: מִטְפַּחַת, romanized: miṭpaḥat), also called a tichel (Yiddish: טיכל, romanized: tikhl), is the headscarf worn covering the hair.[34] Mitpaḥot can range from a plain scarf of any material worn over the hair to elaborate head coverings using multiple fabrics and tying techniques.

According to Ibn Ezra, already in Biblical times, Israelite women wore a form of cloth head covering similar to that worn by Muslim women in his own time (12th century).[35]

#### Etymology

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The word mitpaḥat is a Hebrew word which literally means a covering or mantle, though is also used to mean many other things such as towel, apron, bandage, or wrap. Its current meaning is taken from post-biblical Hebrew, and is most likely derived from the Hebrew word טִפַּח (tipaḥ), meaning spread out or extended.[36]

The Yiddish word tichel is the diminutive of tuch ("cloth"). Compare German Tuch ("cloth"), and the corresponding Bavarian diminutive Tiachal, Tücherl ("small piece of cloth").

### Shal

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Woman of the Haredi burqa sect in Mea Shearim, a Jewish neighbourhood in the Old City of Jerusalem, 2012

The shal (Hebrew: שָאל, romanized: shāl, lit. 'shawl')—also called a frumka, a portmanteau of the Yiddish-language word frum and the Arabic-language word burqa—is a garment which fully covers the body and face. It is associated with Israeli fundamentalist groups such as the Haredi burqa sect and Lev Tahor, making it highly controversial.[37][38] Proponents of the shal are pejoratively referred to as “Taliban mothers”[39] or the “Taliban sect”[40] whose practices are an innovation that has “no basis whatsoever in halachah.”[41]

However, face veils are known historically to have been worn by Jewish women. Marc B. Shapiro has written that there are some traditional sources which describe and praise the custom of modest Jewish women covering their faces,[42] including the Babylonian Talmud,[43][44] Jerusalem Talmud,[45] Mishnah,[46] and Mishneh Torah.[47] Jewish women in the Islamic world maintained this type of traditional clothing “until even the mid-20th century,” since “Jews dressed in the style of the surrounding society”[48] and therefore wore garments typically regarded as entirely “Islamic dress,” such as the chador, niqab, and burqa.[49]

## Wigs

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### Sheitel

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Judge Rachel Freier, a married Hasidic woman, wearing a sheitel

Sheitel (Yiddish: שייטל, romanized: sheytl SG; שייטלעך, sheytlekh or שייטלען, sheytlen PL) is a wig or half-wig. The related term in Hebrew is pei'ah (פאה) or pei'ah nochrit (פאה נוכרית).[50] The Sheitel started to be used by some Jewish women as a headcovering in the 18th century, though its use has been opposed by traditional rabbis.[1]

Traditional sheitels are secured by elastic caps, and are often designed with heavy bangs to obscure the hairline of their wearers. More modern lace-front wigs with realistic hairlines or real hair are growing in popularity.[50]

Some modern Orthodox women cover their hair with wigs. A style of half wig known as a "fall" has become increasingly common in some segments of Modern and Haredi Orthodox communities.[51] It is worn with either a hat or a headband.

### Shpitzel

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A Jewish woman wearing a sheitel with a shpitzel or snood on top of it

A shpitzel (Yiddish: שפּיצל) is a head covering worn by some married Hasidic women. It is a partial wig that only has hair in the front, the rest typically covered by a small pillbox hat or a headscarf.[52] The hairpiece may actually be silk or lace, or else made of synthetic fibers, to avoid too closely resembling real hair.[53] The shpitzel was popular among Hungarian Hasidim in the 19th century, and it is worn by some contemporary women who follow the customs of that community.

#### Etymology

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The Yiddish word "Shpitzel" is related to the grammatical diminutive of the high-German word "Spitze" which can either mean "point" or "lace"; the latter translation is most likely the right one in the context of this article.

The term shpitzel may also be used to refer to the ends of a loaf of bread in some dialects.[54] In this case, the above-mentioned translation "Spitze" = (end)point/peak is applicable, with its High German grammatical diminutive "Spitzchen".

### Acceptability

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The practice of covering hair with wigs is debated among halakhic authorities. Many authorities, including Rabbi Moshe Feinstein,[55] permitted it, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe actively encouraged it,[56] while many other authorities, especially Sephardi rabbis, forbid it. Some Hasidic groups encourage sheitels, while others avoid them.[57] In many Hasidic groups, sheitels are avoided, as they can give the impression that the wearer's head is uncovered. In other Hasidic groups, women wear some type of covering over the sheitel to avoid this misconception, for example a scarf or a hat. Married Sephardi and National Religious women do not wear wigs, because their rabbis believe that wigs are insufficiently modest, and that other head coverings, such as a scarf (tichel), a snood, a beret, or a hat, are more suitable. In stark contrast, the Chabad rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, encouraged all married Jewish women to wear sheitels, though in Torat Menachem, he writes that in fact, "if she can cover her hair with a scarf, it is definitely good if she would do so, but in reality, we know that this doesn't happen."[57][58]

Some debate exists within Jewish communities regarding the permissibility of wearing a sheitel (wig) that closely resembles a woman's natural hair, particularly when the wig is perceived to be more aesthetically appealing than her uncovered hair. Critics argue that such wigs may undermine the intended modesty associated with hair covering. However, many rabbinic authorities maintain that the primary purpose of hair covering in Jewish law (halakha) is not necessarily to diminish a woman's attractiveness, but rather to fulfill the religious requirement of concealing her natural hair from public view after marriage. This view holds that modesty is achieved through the act of covering, regardless of the appearance or style of the covering itself.

In 2004, controversy arose over natural hair sheitels procured from India when Rabbi Elyashiv announced a prohibition on the use of Indian hair in Jewish wigs.[59] It was discovered that the hair used for the production of these wigs was taken from a Hindu temple where pilgrims travelled to undergo the ritual of tonsure (head shaving). According to Jewish law, one cannot derive benefit from anything used in practices considered to be idolatry. Today, many wigs used by Jewish women come with a hechsher (kosher certification), indicating that they are not made with hair originating from rituals deemed to be idolatrous.[60] Kosher certification also implies that the sheitels are recognizable as wigs, no longer than the top vertebra of the spinal cord, and appear neat and modest.

## Gallery

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* Types of Jewish women's headcoverings
* Shuli Mualem, an Israeli politician, wearing a cap

* Politician Batya Kahana Dror wearing a headscarf that does not cover all of her hair

* A 19th century Belarusian Jewish woman wearing a wig underneath a silk cap or bonnet

* 19th century Tunisian Jewish girls wearing headscarves

* Yemenite Jewish girls wearing gargush caps

* A just-married Jewish woman in a white headscarf at her wedding in the late 20th century

* A painting of late 19th or early 20th century Polish Jewish women in synagogue, wearing decorated caps with shawls over them

* Indian Jewish women. One, seated, is wearing a kippah

* A woman wearing a headwrap that exposes a "tefach" (maximum acceptable amount) of hair

* A Haredi woman wearing a black headscarf with padding at the hairline

* Yonina Eldar, a professor, wearing a sheitel

## See also

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* Head coverings in Abrahamic faiths:
* Head covering for Christian women
* Head covering for Muslim women

## References

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1. ^ Mishnaic manuscripts read דת יהודים, 'Law of the Jews', but printings, following most Bavli manuscripts, read דת יהודית, 'Jewish Law'. Cf. דת ישראל in t. Ketubot 7:6.

1. ^ a b Cahn-Lipman, David E. (1991). The Book of Jewish Knowledge: 613 Basic Facts about Judaism. Jason Aronson. p. 146\. ISBN 978-0-87668-575-4. "In the late eighteenth century, women began covering their heads with a wig (a sheitel). Ironically, many rabbis opposed this innovation because they saw it as being indecent."
2. ^ Shulchan Aruch, Even Ha'ezer 115, 4; Orach Chayim 75,2; Even Ha'ezer 21, 2
3. ^ Schiller, Mayer. "The Obligation of Married Women to Cover Their Hair" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. JHCS 30, 1995, 81–108.
4. ^ a b Hair covering at home
5. ^ a b Deracheha: Women and Head-Covering V: Where
6. ^ a b Deracheha: Women and Head-Covering IV: How
7. ^ Magen Avraham 75:4; Chatam Sofer I:36
8. ^ Rema, Orach Chaim 75:2; Igrot Moshe, Even Haezer 1:58; R' Ovadiah Yosef (quoted in Et Tzenu'im Chochma 79a)
9. ^ a b c d e Deracheha: Women and Head-Covering II: Rationale and Meaning
10. ^ Numbers 5:18
11. ^ 'וראשה פרוע'
12. ^ a b Ketubot 72a-72b
13. ^ Yakov Yitzchak Fuks (1989). Halichot Bat Yisrael (in Hebrew). Jerusalem.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
14. ^ Mishnah, Ketuboth 7:6
15. ^ Jastrow dictionary, קַלָּת
16. ^ Song of Songs 4:1
17. ^ Brachot 24a
18. ^ Women and Head-Covering I: Halachic Basis
19. ^ R' Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe, Orach Chaim 1:42; Aruch HaShulchan, Orach Chaim 75:7, etc.
20. ^ "Hair Covering in Jewish Law | Sefaria". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
21. ^ e.g. Mishneh Torah, Issurei Biah 21:16, SeMaG, lo Taaseh 126, Orchot Chaim, Ketubot 34, Tur, Even haEzer 21, Shulchan Arukh, Even haEzer 21:2.
22. ^ Mishnah Ketubot 2:1
23. ^ Jerusalem Talmud, Ketubot 2:1
24. ^ a b c d e Deracheha: Women and Head-Covering III: Who
25. ^ Igrot Moshe, Even Haezer 1:57 and 4:32:4
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27. ^ Sefer Shomer Emunim, Rav Aharon Roth zt"l
28. ^ Magen Avraham, 75:3
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31. ^ Kent, Aiden (29 August 2022). "We Need More Jewish Modest Style Influencers". Alma. 70/Faces Media. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
32. ^ Pockrass, Ally (8 March 2018). "Why These Secular Jewish Women Are Covering Their Hair". Alma. 70/Faces Media. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
33. ^ Jacobi, Zo (24 June 2021). "A Short History of Tichels and the Modern Resurgence". Jewitches. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
34. ^ Encyclopedia of Judaism: Tichel
35. ^ Ibn Ezra to Exodus 38:8
36. ^ Klein, Ernest (1987). A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary Of The Hebrew Language. Jerusalem: Carta Jerusalem. ISBN 965220093X.
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49. ^ Jewish woman’s wrap (izar) and face veil (khiliyye) (Silk, gilt metal thread; veil: horsehair). Jerusalem: Israel Museum. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
50. ^ a b Sherman, Julia (November 17, 2010). "She goes covered".
51. ^ "Orthodox Jewish Women Wigs and Hair Replacement Systems | William Collier Design". williamcollierdesign.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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56. ^ All over his published correspondence
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## External links

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* Deracheha article series on women's head covering: halachic basis, rationale and meaning, who must cover, how to cover, where to cover
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* Shidduch
* Yichud

Prohibitions and Halakhot|

* Cunnilingus in Halacha
* Fellatio in Halacha
* Forbidden relationships in Judaism
* Jewish views on incest
* Negiah
* Prohibition of extracting semen in vain (Judaism)
* Rabbi Zeira's stringency
* Head covering for married women
* Tzniut
* Yichud
* You shall not commit adultery

Women forbidden to their husbands|

* Childbirth
* Dam betulim
* Niddah

Purity of a woman to her husband|

* Hefsek taharah
* Mikveh
* Tvilah

Jewish divorce|

* Agunah
* Get
* Heter meah rabbanim

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Women in Judaism

General topics|

* Women in Judaism
* In the Bible
* Early modern period
* In the Holocaust
* In Israel
* Gender and Jewish studies
* Matrilineality in Judaism
* Bat-Kohen
* Bat Levi

| History|

* Jewish Women's Congress (1893)
* 1902 kosher meat boycott
* 1904 New York City rent strike
* 1906 Tonsil Riots
* 1907 New York City rent strike
* 1909 shirtwaist strike
* First World Congress of Jewish Women (1923, 1929)
* Women's Torah Project (2003–2010)
* Women's Siyum HaShas (2020)

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Feminism|

* Jewish feminism
* Orthodox
* Israeli
* Mizrahi

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Life cycle events|

* Zeved habat / Simchat bat
* Bar and bat mitzvah
* For adults
* Girls' Day (Chag habanot)

| Marriage|

* Marriage
* Matchmaking
* Marriage contract
* Marital harmony
* Head covering
* Homemaker
* Ritual purity
* Ritual immersion
* Divorce
* Agunah

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Practices and concepts|

* Gender separation
* Tzniut
* Negiah
* Yichud
* Abortion
* In Israel
* Birth control
* Sexuality
* Homosexuality

| Prayer and study|

* Tkhine
* Tseno Ureno
* Partnership minyan
* Tefillin Barbie
* Midrasha
* Mechitza
* Court of the Women

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Religious roles|

* Rebbetzin
* Rabbis and Torah scholars
* Timeline
* Yoetzet halacha
* Toanot Rabniyot
* Scribe
* Cantor
* Timeline
* Firzogerin

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Organizations|

* Aminadav
* Bat Kol
* B'not Esh
* CWJ
* Chochmat Nashim
* Eshel
* Hadassah
* Hadran
* Haifa Women's Coalition
* Israel Women's Network
* JOFA
* JWA
* Women Artists' Circle
* JWCEO
* JWCIF
* JWI
* Kohenet Institute
* Kolech
* League of Jewish Women
* Maharat
* Ma'yan
* N'shei Chabad
* Na'amat
* NCJW
* Nivcharot
* Philomath Club
* Pi Alpha Tau
* Union of Jewish Women
* Cantors Network
* Women of Reform Judaism
* WoW
* W4W
* WIZO
* WLCJ
* WLI
* Women's Rabbinic Network
* Women's Spirit
* Vocolot

| Historic / defunct|

* Clara de Hirsch Home
* Di Vilde Chayes
* League of Jewish Women (Germany)
* Jewish League for Woman Suffrage (UK)
* Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz

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Publications|

* Binah
* Hadassah Magazine
* Lilith
* The American Jewess

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Schools|

* Orthodox Jewish schools for women

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Places|

* Rachel's Tomb
* Tomb of the Matriarchs

* Judaism portal
* Category
* Commons
* WikiProject

Authority control databases: National |

* Israel
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