![]() ![]() ![]() Today, too, there is complete halachic agreement on this question. But the practice became more and more widespread, until by the Middle Ages Jewish legal authorities everywhere were unanimous that sacred words (prayers, words of Torah) could not be spoken, nor sacred precincts (synagogues, houses of study, even cemeteries) entered bareheaded. Talmudic law does not require covering the head, through there are hints there that doing so is to be regarded as a sign of reverence. This practice has evolved from a minhag (custom) of the very pious to an accepted norm, incumbent on all observant males. Rabbi Steinsaltz’s guide to Jewish head coverings is directed at the newly observant Jew in an Orthodox setting who must decide what head covering he or she is going to wear, and under what circumstances.įor men, the primary question is whether or not to cover the head. ![]() My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help Donate ![]()
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