Head Covering
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Question
Hello and blessings to the esteemed Rabbi. I wanted to ask about head covering with a wig: what is permitted with a wig and what is the permissible length, as I saw it written up to the shoulders, which most of the public almost does not practice, and perhaps more is allowed? And are subtle highlights permitted? What is the law when the desire for the wig comes more from the husband, but the wife is less interested, because after the wedding I only wore a scarf. Do I need to fulfill his wish, and is it correct to make a compromise to wear it only at certain times (more when I go out with my husband)? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello.
The permissible length is up to the shoulder, [even when the public does not act accordingly, the law does not change...].
Non-prominent highlights are permitted.
In general, the wig should be recognizable as a covering and not as one's own hair.
When the husband wants and the wife does not want to wear a wig, our teacher the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita, instructed that the wife should listen to the husband, especially when she is with him.