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Showing posts with label wigs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wigs. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2015

Reaction to a Reflection on Head Covering

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A charming and thoughtful personal account of one woman's journey with head covering of various sorts . A couple of highlights, for m...
Friday, June 5, 2015

A Link, As An Easy Return

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I came across this short illustrated guide to Hasidic women's head-coverings, and thought t would be a good way to get back to posting h...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Halakha of the Toupee, Part 2

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R.  Moshe Feinstein ( March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986 ) comments on the halakhic permissibility of toupees, and on their interactions with ...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Neither Fish Nor Fowl?

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I came across this quote in the midst of a piece about mikvah, and it resonated with me in a very uncomfortable way. " At one salon, ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wigs and Men, or Halakha of the Toupee, Part 1

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I forget quite how this one came to my attention, but it's Jewish head covering, of a less-than-frequently-discussed variety.  Having bu...
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Historical Head Covering: Mehdor

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Since some of us have a little more time this week- I seem to be upping the blogging schedule.  Here's some pretty interesting infor...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Being Seen: A Reflection on "My Fashion Choices—and My Husband’s—Reveal the Risks of Looking Hasidic"

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A friend pointed out this article, in which the author compares how it felt to wear a wig on the train on her own, to do so in the company ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Vintage Hair Pieces

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And for a moment of consideration about wigs, hair pieces, and other ways of changing the way your head looks, here's a remarkable photo...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A Modern Text: A Very Focused Review

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One of the journals I read (it's often my "I can't focus in shul, let's read for 5 minutes during the announcements/bracho...