Sheitels, or wigs for Orthodox women, come in different colors and styles to match women’s preferences — they are short and neat, long and wavy, matronly and sexy. Maintaining the freshness and ...

When I was 17, a matchmaker introduced me to my future husband. My family and I knew it was an auspicious match from the get-go: The boy and I were both Satmar Hasidism; we came from the same town, ...

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In a recent article – “Sheitels: Forbidden, Allowed, or Preferred?” – Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman claims to present and analyze the various halachic views on married women wearing wigs. His presentation ...

First there was “Tinder for bras.” Now there’s a Yelp for sheitels, the wigs worn by many married Orthodox Jewish women. ShayTell may be the first-ever online customer review site for wigs. It’s ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

If you wear a yarmulke or a sheitel or display any other distinguishing Jewish characteristics (beard, peyot, etc.), you wield great power and influence in ways you never knew possible. I’ll never ...

(JTA) — First there was "Tinder for bras." Now there’s a Yelp for sheitels, the wigs worn by many married Orthodox Jewish women. ShayTell may be the first-ever online customer review site for wigs. It ...