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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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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

A Link And Thoughts About Partial Covering

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Finally, a tutorial I can share that involves partial covering .  I should make some of these, but haven't had a chance, and don't ...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

My Reaction to "My Wig Was Beautiful and Expensive, and Everybody Loved It—Except Me"

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This woman  writes about her journey and struggle with hair covering .  She begins with the sheitel that she didn't really want to wear ...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Some Thanksgiving for Headbands

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Here are some photos from Thanksgiving.  I went with a very simple covering: one scarf and one headband (the white is just a cloth headband)...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

New Baby, and a Link

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Our daughter was born nearly a month ago, so we're just settling in to our new family configuration.  I'll be back here as I can, bu...
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, September 17, 2014

Experimental Tichel

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This is something I put together a while ago, quite different from anything I usually do. I started with the orange base scarf, then brai...
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Finally, Some Photos Again

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I haven't been feeling all that inspired lately (as seems to happen frequently in the summer, when it's too hot for much in the way ...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Historical Head-Coverings: The Sarma, Algerian Jewish Women's Head-Covering

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The Sarma was made of a metal piece with a tall front that could project up to a meter tall, with pieces that fit the sides and the to...
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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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