[Avodah] Shaving the Head of a Married Woman

[Harry Maryles]

--- On Fri, 2/13/09, T613K at aol.com <T613K at aol.com> wrote:




Neither my mother nor my sister has ever worn a sheitel, and they are as charedi as they come.   I was the MODERN one in my family for putting on a sheitel instead of the old-fashioned frum headgear!   The women in Me'ah She'arim with shaved heads and tight black tichels -- they are not charedim??
 
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Speaking of the shaved heads of married Meah Shearim women, I am curious when, where and why this started. Is it a Halachic requirement of certain communities? Is it Chumra? Or just a strong minhag? Why do they do it? What s it based on? How far back does it go? What is the history with respect to this? How important is it for a woman from this community toi shave her head? Is she ostracized oif she doesn't? How do they see the rest of the Frum world that does not do this? (Perhaps this is Avodah territory? - sent there too.)
 
HM

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