last part:
. Opinions as to the intention of the Shiltei Giborim
The words of the Shiltei Giborim cannot be taken at face value. There is actually a whole sefer called “Das Moshe v’Yisroel” which expounds upon this psak. (This sefer has many haskamos; including HaRav Moshe Arye Freund zt”l, Av Beis Din of the Eidah Hachareidus) The sefer delves into the Shiltei Giborim’s commentaries in both mesachtas Shabbos and Kesubos and concludes that he never intended to give a heter for a woman to wear a wig in public (an act which was never performed by any Torah observant woman up until his times). It is clear from their findings that the Shiltei Giborim was referring to the wearing of a wig in the חצר – the courtyard, where other men were usually not prevalent.
HaGaon HaRav Shmuel HaLevi Wosner zt”l expounds upon the dispute about the intention of the Shiltei Giborim:
“It is known that the Shiltei Giborim gave a heter. Yet, this was a minority against the majority that were machmir. And in places where they couldn’t enforce this, they relied on this leniency. Some are of the opinion that even those who were lenient did not intend to give an explicit heter. And even those poskim who were lenient only gave a heter with specific requirements. And not like those people who make leniencies for themselves and wear all types of sheitels without any basis (in halacha).
CONCLUSION: OVER THE GENERATIONS THERE WERE MANY DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THIS PSAK WHICH OUR GEDOLIM WERE AWARE OF AND WHICH ARE EXPOUNDED UPON IN SEFER “DAS MOSHE V’YISROEL”. IT IS NOT WITHIN OUR SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLIGENCE TO DEBATE ABOUT THE VARIOUS OPINIONS.
IN ANY CASE, (AS STATED ABOVE) OUR GEDOLIM HAVE RULED THAT EVEN FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO RELY ON THIS PSAK, THE SHILTEI GIBORIM WOULD NEVER HAVE GIVEN A HETER TO THE SHEITELS OF TODAY.
LET US FINALLY OPEN OUR EYES AND HEARTS TO THE TRUTH AND THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WORDS OF OUR GEDOLIM.