Ames, thank you. I thought it was a universal thing. I am woefully ignorant with sephardic practices and customs (but LOVE the food – sephardic food rocks!).
I guess my question to everyone else is: If you were entering a sephardic neighborhood where women did NOT wear sheitels, would you change to a hat? If you wouldn’t, then you shouldn’t be bothered by the matzav in Lakewood. If you would, you still shouldn’t be bothered by the matzav but at least you wouldn’t be a hypocrite 🙂