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Furthermore, mention is made of the miṭpaḥat, a kind of veil or shawl . This was ordinarily just a woman's neckcloth. Other than the use by a bride or bride-to-be (Genesis 24:65), prostitutes (Genesis 38:14) and possibly others , a woman did not go veiled (Genesis 12:14, Genesis 24:15), except for modesty (Genesis 24:65).
The Bible does not command wearing of a unique prayer shawl or tallit. Instead, it presumes that people wore a garment of some type to cover themselves and instructs the Children of Israel to attach fringes (ציצית tzitzit) to the corners of these (Numbers 15:38), repeating the commandment in terms that they should "make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith ...
7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 (For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.) 10 That is why a woman ought to have a veil on her head, because of the angels.
A silkwoman was a woman in medieval, Tudor, and Stuart England who traded in silks and other fine fabrics. [1] [2] London silkwomen held some trading rights independently from their husbands and were exempted from some of the usual customs and laws of coverture. [3]
Rabbi Moses Isserles (1530–1572) opines that to these strictures can be added one additional prohibition of wearing clothes that are a "custom" for them (the gentiles) to wear, that is to say, an exclusive gentile custom where the clothing is immodest. [39] Rabbi and posek Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986) subscribed to the same strictures. [40]
The Silk Dress Cryptogram rose to become one of the top 50 unsolvable codes in the world, but Chan wasn’t done. He eventually stumbled upon the old “Telegraphic Tales and Telegraphic History ...
The church has a clear stance on swearing — don't do it. "Profane, vulgar, or crude language or gestures, as well as immoral jokes, are offensive to the Lord and to others," the church website ...
Hence felt made with a mixture of wool compressed together with linen is forbidden. [6] Silk , which resembled wool, and hemp , which resembled linen, were formerly forbidden for appearance's sake, [ clarification needed ] [ 7 ] but were later permitted in combination with either wool or linen because they are now distinguishable.