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Nov 8, 1997 - 17:57 -
I have a question:
The custom of women wearing veils?
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Except for the bride wearing a veil during the wedding ceremony, there
is no Jewish tradition of women wearing veils (as there is in much
of the Arab world).
If you were referring to the wedding veil, I imagine that's based
on the biblical account of Yaakov (Jacob) marrying Leah
and Rivkah (Rebekah). Certainly the tradition of raising the
veil at a particular point in the Jewish ceremony stems from Jacob's
error.
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