What do Jewish women wear during the worship?
It’s hard to recognize Jewish women today. I only recognize Jewish men because of their black attire and hats as well as dreadlocks while worshiping. How can you know that a woman is Jewish in her worship attire?
there is no "worship wear". orthodox jewish men wear the suits and hats and orthodox women (married) cover their hair, wear long skirts and long sleeve shirts that cover the shoulders. but this is everyday clothes for the orthodox. most Jews, such as myself, dress like everyone else. we cover up to to to pray at the synagogue, but its out of respect…not "worship attire"
February 7th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Gorilla costumes.
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Charleton Heston would’ve freaked out if he ever set foot in a synagogue…
February 7th, 2010 at 8:44 am
thongs
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February 7th, 2010 at 9:11 am
the same as christian women…. nothing special…
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Atheistic Atheist of Australian Atheistic Attitudes and Atheism
February 7th, 2010 at 9:24 am
there is no "worship wear". orthodox Jewish men wear the suits and hats and orthodox women (married) cover their hair, wear long skirts and long sleeve shirts that cover the shoulders. but this is everyday clothes for the orthodox. most Jews, such as myself, dress like everyone else. we cover up to to to pray at the synagogue, but its out of respect…not "worship attire"
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Israeli Jew
February 7th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Most Jewish men do not dress in black, Jewish men do not have dreadlocks; Rastafarians do!
Jewish women do not dress differently while praying.
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I am Jewish and Orthodox
February 7th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Actually, Jewish men usually don’t sport dreadlocks. Are you referring to the sideburns? Usually Hasidic Jews will dress in all black and wear sideburns. Other Orthodox Jews might dress in other colors (though Haredi/Yeshivish will usually wear black and white), but this is everyday attire, not special for prayer.
Jewish women also do not wear anything special for prayer. We dress modestly, covering our arms until past the elbows, wearing skirts covering the knees, and married women covering the hair with a wig, turban, or hat. Again, this is regular everyday attire, not special for "worship."
Like Einav states, some less religious Jews will dress more like everyone else, but will dress more modestly to enter a synagogue. But again, this is out of respect for a house of worship, and not specific to the actual worship.
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Orthodox Jew
February 7th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Jewish women wear something conservative and nice to Synagogue. If you are talking about Orthodox (which it seems from your post), then they dress within the laws of tzniut (modesty).
Orthodox women just try to look nicer on Shabbat, but dressing tzniut is an everyday thing:
- Skirts past the knees
- Shirts that cover up the collarbone
- Sleeves that cover the elbows
- If married: A shietal, snood, or head covering
Orthodox male attire/dress:
- The ‘dreadlocks’ you are refering to are actually called Payot
You can learn about them here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payot
- Shtreimels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel
- Bekishes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekishe
- Gartels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartel
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~was raised as a modern orthodox Jew