Wig Obsession Continued

“You spend $5,000 on a wig — you don’t want to mess around with it,” Ms. Blum said. “We don’t have to wear a wig out of modesty. We do it because it’s what God wants us to do.”

Looking modest is not a strong suit here at the Julien Farel salon on Madison Avenue, where Ms. Tanaka works. A wash-cut-blow dry for a wig can take more than two hours, and her prices start at $450.

“They’re paying too much for modesty,” Ms. Tanaka said. “My clients want me to cover their head with something that looks better than their own hair.”   Source: NY Times

The above quote thinking that Hashem wants the Jewish women to cover their hair with wigs is totally preposterous!  That's one of the issues of the day that may be preventing Moshiach from coming sooner.

Lastly, from a current Breslov Rav:

A Haredi woman says (wearing her long Euro-Kastem $1600 wig and her long but quite-tight satin dress that accents every curve), "Do you expect me to dress like a yachna (Yiddish for 'old hag')? I wouldn't be caught dead like that!" Hey lady, if you continue dressing the way you do, you are creating the sword which will "catch you dead."

So maybe you're asking, "What can I do if the whole world is off its rocker and I guard my eyes?" Or, "What can I do if all the women are 'in style' and I dress like 'Little House on the Prairie?" Rav Shalom that you're doing a lot - you just might save the Jewish people.  

Haredim's Obsession with Wigs -- אובססיה של החרדים עם פאות

Rent a wig, it's cheaper?



Wigs in Israel



This is not Haredi, but still an obsession.



Wigs wakeover

Sepharadi's stand on wigs.

Lubavitcher Rebbe's real thoughts about the wigs.

Shushan Revisited, בקר היסטורית שושן

Tomb of Daniel HaNavi

Shushan, once the capital of Persia is preserved today in the modern state of Iran.   You can take a look at some of these pictures, courtesy of the Internet, about the palace of Achashverosh, which today is called The Palace of Darius the Great, and its surrounding areas.

Ariel View of the Persepolis Palace occupied by Achashverosh (in the summer), similar to the Shushan palace(occupied in the winter) in architecture and layout

Close-up view of the Persepolis Palace.  Notice the 100 Column Hall, one of the columns is shown below this post.

Palace of Acheshverosh, later Darius the Second (Esther's son)

The palace location in Shushan

The Persians were great builders with colored bricks, the palace remains testify to it

One of the preserved stone capitals in the Louvre Museum in Paris

For a greater treatment of our Jewish history in  Persia, read the book, "Purim and the Persian Empire" by Rabbi Landy.

Tzedaka for Purim, Matanot l'evnoyim, צדקה לפורים מתנות לאביונים

You can fulfill your obligation of Matanot l'evnoyim (Gifts for the poor) for the holiday of Purim through Rabbi Eli Mansour, of Congregation Bet Yakob in NY.

Click Here- To have Rabbi Mansour be your Shaliah (representative) and fulfill the misva of MATANOT LAEVYONIM on your behalf.

In addition, you can also fulfill your obligation (if you a a Jewish man) of the Half Shekel through Rav Mansour.

Click Here- To have Rabbi Mansour be your Shaliah (representative) and fulfill the misva of MAHASIT HASHEKEL  on your behalf.

A divrei Torah from Rav Mansour about celebrating the present miracles of Purim.

The Secret to the Jewish Brain - סוד המוח היהודי

Rabbi Zamir Cohen delivers an excellent lecture about the fascination of the world with the Jewish brain, particularly the South Koreans, the Chinese, the Greeks and the Arabs, as they all now have the Gemara translated into their own languages.

The learning of Gemara is now starting to take root among the Israeli secular Jews who commit one hour a business day to the study of "Gemara Lite".




Hat tip: TvTorah.com