There are also many different types of clothes which Jewish men traditionally wear. Men are also required to dress a certain way (not revealing too much skin) and to cover their heads as a sign of admiration to G-d. Many Jewish women still use scarves and wraps to cover their hair in favour of sheitels. Many women before this used to wear a Shpitzel or a Tichel – which are types of scarves. Sheitels are only a relatively recent thing however. The concept of the head covering has been practiced for decades. Moreover, it also links to pride and dignity – a symbol of a spiritual contract of marriage and demonstrates to the community a woman’s marital status. Jewish women must also wear a head covering once they are married -another demonstration of sexual privacy as they are keeping their hair (considered to be erotic in Judaism) for their spouse. The teachings of Tzniut require Jewish women to cover their collar bones, knees and elbows as a sign of modesty and sexual privacy.
This entails dressing in garments which do not show your physique and do not expose a certain percentage of your skin. There is a Jewish term – ‘Tzniut’ – which is defined as modesty, dignity or privacy. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top storiesĪre you viewed in the way in which you want people to view you? WOMEN: Different types of Jews – depending on their observance of Halacha – translate modesty in different ways, with lots of customs and traditions relating to the Talmud. In Orthodox Judaism, how people dress traditionally involves the concept of modesty.
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