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amother

OP ↓

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 9:49 am

imaima wrote:

Do you think you understand the meaning of the mitzvah of covering hair?

Can you tell me the fundamental reasons on why we cover our hair (if you are knowledgeable in this area or asked a rav…)

amother

Lily

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 9:53 am

Rebbitzen Ruthie Halberstadt's series on hair covering is comprehensive (not halacha, but hashkafa) of why married women cover their hair, what hair is, its power, our power etc.

You can find these shiurim on her app -Ruthie Halberstadt

It was totally mindset-changing for me - and I didn't struggle with covering my hair.

amother

Tan

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 9:57 am

Where does the halacha come from? Is there a source for covering hair?
I never learned any of this

Ruchel

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 10:18 am

Torah shows the woman had her hair covered and it's humiliating to uncover

Now why, quickly there's down to earth to show we're married
And spiritual to keep the Shechina that goes on the hair during chupa

kneidelmeidel

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 10:20 am

We learn it in the Torah from the parsha of Sotah that the hair of a married woman is considered Ervah and therefore must be covered.

amother

Cerulean

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 10:24 am

we learned from our seminary teacher..

the reason we keep our hair covered is plainly because Hashem said to.

people can bring nice reasons or hashkafas behind it - which are all true but the bottom line is because He said too.

(and mind you, He didnt say HOW)

amother

Tanzanite

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 10:40 am

amother Tan wrote:

Where does the halacha come from? Is there a source for covering hair?
I never learned any of this

From the story of sotah. You never learned about hair covering at all?

PinkFridge

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 12:23 pm

There's a book on hair covering called Hide and Seek. I never knew this but there is an alternate translation to the word paruah used re the sotah and commonly translated as uncovered. The alternate is "disheveled."

But if people rely on that reading not to cover, then it makes sense that the standard is "sheveled." I.e. librarian look?

amother

Daffodil

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 12:50 pm

It's halacha.
https://www.etzion.org.il/en/h.....basis

They hv an entire series bringing sources.

This is first of the series.

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Jul 24 2024, 11:12 pm

So what is the source for it needing to look covered, not just covered.

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