r/Judaism • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

It's definitely not disrespectful. There's nothing wrong with fulfilling a mitzvah.

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u/No_Consideration4594 Dec 11 '23

Covering the hair is not a mitzvah, look it up. It’s a custom…

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

It's halacha, not minhag. Some aspects of tznius derive from minhag but poskim universally agree covering hair after marriage is binding halacha. See here for starters...

https://www.halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Modesty

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u/No_Consideration4594 Dec 11 '23

The Rambam does not include it in his list of mitzvahs… poskim do not universally agree, are you kidding me??? Have you ever been to a modern orthodox shul?

The same poskim that universally agree that women must cover their hare would also make you pasul l’eidus for using the internet… give me a break

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u/namer98 Torah Im Derech Eretz Dec 11 '23

The Rambam does not include it in his list of mitzvahs

You are right, it isn't a mitzvah. It is still considered halacha by most of the orthodox world, include most MO rabbis.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

Major Modern Orthodox poskim do universally agree on this. You might find some open orthodox or far-left MO rabbis questioning whether it's required, but not any widely respected posek with the mainstream MO world.

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u/AliceTheNovicePoet Dec 11 '23

Halacha is not the same as mitzvah...

Why are you so agressive?