August 2001 Elul 5761 Vol. 4 Edition 37



TOPIC OF THE MONTH
   Money  
|  Archive

CALENDAR
   Av
 Archive

LIFE CYCLE
   Introduction
   Birth
 |  Marriage

TORAH PORTION
   Introduction

BOOKSHELF
   Kovner
 |  Archive

ARTS
   Moriah
 |  Archive

PERSONALITIES
  Glückel
 |  Archive

MUSIC
  Turtle
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"Hair like a flock of goats"
Edition 22: HAIR
The Editor


Hair and hairstyles
in Biblical and Talmudic times
"Bald from either side": An ancient / modern expression
Michael Katz & Gershon Schwartz


Shaving the sidelocks: A centuries-long prohibition



The power of unshorn hair: Or: The Nazirite's secret
Abraham Milgrom


"The hoary head is a crown of glory": The beauty of turning grey

"A woman's hair is her nakedness": The custom compelling Jewish women to cover their hair
Holiness in mourning: From shaving the head to remaining unshaven
Jeffrey H. Tigay


Alexander the Great and the Jewish barber
: An Iraqi Jewish legend


"With window open wide": A poem and a choral rendition
H.N. Bialik / Yehezkel Braun

 

 
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