Thanks to social media, Orthodox women selling ‘sheitels’ have found a new clientele outside their community
As an Orthodox couple prepares for marriage, the bride-to-be deals with an internal struggle: wear a wig or feel like a ‘black sheep’
How an adopted ritual helped one convert make peace with her unruly mane
How people treat us in public often depends on what we’re wearing on our heads, whether it’s my wig or his yarmulke
Haircuts are a Lag b’Omer tradition. Some have turned this Jewish custom into a way to help needy kids.
Other Orthodox women cover their hair with beautiful sheitels. Why does mine make me look like Marge Simpson?
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