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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]
In Orthodox Judaism, men and women are not allowed to mingle during prayer services, and Orthodox synagogues generally include a divider, a mechitza, to create separate men's and women's sections. The idea comes from the old Jewish practice when the Temple in Jerusalem stood: there was a women's balcony in the Ezrat Nashim to separate male and ...
Women's snoods are often worn by married Orthodox Jewish women, [8] according to the religious requirement of hair covering (see Tzniut). Since these snoods are designed to cover the hair more than hold it, [9] they are often lined to prevent them from being see-through. Contemporary hair snoods for Jewish women come in a wide range of colors ...
In Orthodox Judaism, married women cover their hair for reasons of modesty; many Orthodox Jewish women wear headscarves for this purpose. Christian Byzantine literature expressed rigid norms pertaining to veiling of women, which have been influenced by Persian traditions, although there is evidence to suggest that they differed significantly ...
Jewish women were distinguished from others in the western regions of the Roman Empire by their custom of veiling in public. The custom of veiling was shared by Jews with others in the eastern regions. [32] The custom petered out among Roman women, but was retained by Jewish women as a sign of their identification as Jews.
Orthodox Jews, who are known to be extremely conservative, had female and male guests separated by a gauze curtain and the bride wore a full-face veil. Click through the slideshow above to take a ...
Woman of the Haredi burqa sect in Mea Shearim, a Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem, 2012 The " Haredi burqa sect " ( Hebrew : נשות השָאלִים Neshót haShalím , lit. ' shawl-wearing women ' ) is a community of Haredi Jews that ordains the full covering of a woman's entire body and face, including her eyes, for the preservation of ...
Many Orthodox can be identified by their dress and family lifestyle. Orthodox men and women dress modestly covering most of their skin. Married women cover their hair, with scarves , snoods, turbans, hats, berets, or wigs. Orthodox men wear a ritual fringe called Tzitzit, and wear a head-covering for males. [60]