The Length of a Wig
Question
I asked regarding the length of a wig,
and I received the answer: up to the shoulder.
[I cannot continue asking there, because it is blocked by NetFree;
someone sent me a screenshot of the answer.]
I would be happy if sources could be added,
since this is not “dat Moshe” but rather “dat Yehudit,” and seemingly the determining factor is the accepted custom.
It is difficult to say that the custom regarding the length of a wig has remained as it was established about 20 years ago,
when we see with our own eyes that many fine women wear wigs several centimeters below the shoulder line.
I do not mean to challenge, but since the test is so great, why not permit what seemingly is truly permitted?
Is it because there is no desire to do so, or because there is not sufficient basis to change what all the great rabbis ruled in the past?
Thank you very much
and I received the answer: up to the shoulder.
[I cannot continue asking there, because it is blocked by NetFree;
someone sent me a screenshot of the answer.]
I would be happy if sources could be added,
since this is not “dat Moshe” but rather “dat Yehudit,” and seemingly the determining factor is the accepted custom.
It is difficult to say that the custom regarding the length of a wig has remained as it was established about 20 years ago,
when we see with our own eyes that many fine women wear wigs several centimeters below the shoulder line.
I do not mean to challenge, but since the test is so great, why not permit what seemingly is truly permitted?
Is it because there is no desire to do so, or because there is not sufficient basis to change what all the great rabbis ruled in the past?
Thank you very much
Answer
Shalom u’vrachah
“Dat Yehudit,” which depends on custom, applies only to something that does not have an inherent lack of modesty. Something that by its very nature contradicts modesty is not helped by the fact that the whole world may act otherwise.
Since long, unbound hair contradicts modesty, the fact that many stumble in this matter will not help to permit what is forbidden.
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