Reply To: Sheitels

Oomis, I agree with you. All the sources I have ever learned about covering hair did not say “You cant wear a real looking sheitel.” I remember learning in high school that there is a debate on whether you can use your own hair (cut off) as a sheitel or not. If I remember correctly, the conclusion was that most people said no, but some said yes. Kal vechomer…

I wonder if there is more going on behind this. I wonder if Rabbis are tired of not knowing who is married and who is not (its usually pretty obvious to me with even the best sheitels but who knows). I wonder if its the rabbis trying to prevent men from having impure thoughts about married women (which is a big problem) because they cant tell a woman is married vs having them about single women which isnt as problematic.

Anyone speak to their LOR yet? Or going to? I didnt have time to this shabbos.