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In the 21st century, some non-Orthodox Jewish women began covering their heads or hair with scarves, kippot, or headbands. [30] Reasons given for doing so included as an act of spiritual devotion, [ 31 ] as expression of ethnic identity, as an act of resistance to a culture that normalizes the exposure of the body, [ 32 ] or as a feminist ...
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 ...
Satmar women are required to cover their necklines fully, and to wear long sleeves, long, conservative skirts, and full stockings. Whereas married Orthodox Jewish women do not show their hair in public, in Satmar, this is taken a step further: Satmar women shave their heads after their weddings, and wear a wig or other covering over their heads ...
Liberal women are withholding sex from men and shaving their heads to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory over Kamala Harris.
She has organized and led impactful protests, mobilizing large grassroots movements to combat antisemitism at key locations such as the United Nations, U.N. Women, and college campuses. Savetsky speaks all over the world promoting her pro-Israel message and empowering Jews and allies to fight antisemitism and embrace their Jewish identity.
A mother of three who is living with alopecia went viral on social media when she challenged the decision of liberal women to shave their heads to appear more "unattractive" to men in protest of ...
Yossi Levi is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, whose exemption from compulsory military service is dividing Israel and threatens to topple its government. In fact, around 10% of ...
Chochmat Nashim (Hebrew: חכמת נשים) is an Israeli organisation that promotes women's rights in the Orthodox Jewish community in Israel and the United States. Their work aims to raise awareness of trends and policies within Orthodoxy that might harm women and girls.