When did I cut my hair for my wedding?

I explained that as a religious Jewish woman, I intended to cover my hair after getting married, and would be cutting it the morning after the wedding. Curious, she asked who would be cutting it for me.

Where are the men and women at a Jewish wedding?

At Orthodox Jewish weddings, it is customary for men and women to sit on either side of the ceremony. At an ultra-Orthodox wedding, men and women will also celebrate separately with a partition in between. How long is a Jewish wedding ceremony?

Is it Jewish for women to shave their heads?

The Talmud in several places either implies or states explicitly that the practice of women is not to shave their heads. For example, Eiruvin 100b says that one of the “curses of Eve” is that women grow their hair long, while Nazir 28b says that a man can cancel his wife’s vow to shave her head if he finds it unattractive.

Why do Orthodox Jewish women wear a wig?

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.

When do Jewish women have to cover their hair?

Although the hair rules apply only upon marriage, the rest of the modesty rules apply to all ages, including children. These rules dictate that Hasidic Jewish women must keep their whole bodies covered in public at all times, basically except for their hands and face. Their torso is always 100% covered.