Yaela:
“In addition, many women now wear sheitels. So many of them look so real that I can’t even tell if they’re wearing one. What is the point of covering your hair with someone else’s hair?”
Very good point; R’ Elyashiv (may he have a refuah shelaimah) holds the same. I quote:
Harsh Words Against Sheitels
(Tuesday, November 4th, 2008)
[UPDATED INFO BELOW]
The Rav repeated over and over again the severity of the isur of wearing such sheitels, which the wife and her husband share equal responsibility.
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