sheitel
Look at other dictionaries:
Sheitel — ( yi. שייטל, sheytl m.sg., שייטלעך, sheytlekh m.pl. or שייטלען, sheytlen m.pl.; he. פאה נוכרית) is the Yiddish word for a wig or half wig worn by Orthodox Jewish married women in order to conform with the requirement of Jewish Law to cover their… … Wikipedia
sheitel — /shayt l/, n., pl. sheitlen /shayt leuhn/. Yiddish. a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband. * * * … Universalium
sheitel — shei·tel … English syllables
sheitel — ˈshātəl noun ( s) Etymology: Yiddish sheytl, from Middle High German scheitel crown of the head, from Old High German skeitila; akin to Middle Low German schēdele crown of the head, Old English scēadan, scādan to divide, separate more at shed : a … Useful english dictionary
DRESS — In the Bible The biblical terms for clothing (Heb. בֶּגֶד, beged; כְּסוּת, kesut; לְבוּשׁ, levush) and the corresponding verbs are employed in connection with the cover of the body for warmth or reasons of modesty. Extensive use is also made of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ovadia Yosef — עובדיה יוסף Ovadia Yosef, 2007 Born September 23, 1920 (1920 09 23) (age 91) Basra, Iraq … Wikipedia
Hasidic Judaism — Hasidic Jews praying in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb Part of a se … Wikipedia
Modesty — For other uses, see Modest (disambiguation). Man and woman in swimsuits, ca. 1910; she is exiting a bathing machine … Wikipedia
Wig — A wig is a head of hair made from horse hair, human hair, wool, feathers, buffalo hair, or synthetic, worn on the head for fashion or various other aesthetic and stylistic reasons, including cultural and religious observance. The word wig is… … Wikipedia
Tzniut — Part of a series on … Wikipedia
