A SCIENCE OF KNOTS TO UNTIE
In the Jewish tradition, one recurring rite acts as leitmotif: the haircut.
4 min. de lecture
THE WIG ECONOMY
Sometimes costing several thousand dollars, wigs made from natural hair have angered some rabbis owing to how their raw material has been sourced:Hindu temples where the faithful are shaved in preparation for purification rituals.
4 min. de lecture
THE UNDEFEATED POWER OF HAIR
From Esau to Samson and Tamar, our tradition features several characters known for their hairy, unshorn, shaggy qualities. The Torah rarely offers physical descriptions, and calling attention to someone’s hair aims to show us something larger and more essential.
3 min. de lecture
MALE HAIR REMOVAL AND HALACHA
It seems that halacha does not approve of men who remove their body hair. Yet here we can observe the halacha’s astonishing ability to adapt across generations and customs.
5 min. de lecture
FIVE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT WEARING A WIG
Submissiveness, archaism, patriarchy, Tzniut, one-upmanship: an overview of the issue by a woman who wears a wig.
7 min. de lecture