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Why Do Ultra Orthodox Women Shave Their Heads

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God-fearing Christians should cover their heads. Ultra-Orthodox Jews are very strict about this matter which is called Tznius Many women go further with this restriction and they keep their hair covered at all times even when they are alone. Sheitel Wikipedia It is a biblical law that considers the hair a beauty of a woman and therefore it shall not be shown in public after marriage. Why do ultra orthodox women shave their heads . There are many ways of covering the hair. The majority of Orthodox women do not shave their heads. Today the tradition still stands in Orthodox Christianity even though. The community Esty is from in Unorthodox is a Satmar community along the strictest of Hasidim so it makes sense that her head was shaved when she was married. It does not specify how. In relatively recent times the wearing of a wig or a half-wig called a sheitel in Yiddish became a way for a very religious Jewish woman to conform to the requirement to cover her hair. Mar...