{"id":2620,"date":"2021-02-24T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T13:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utj.org\/viewpoints\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T13:51:21","slug":"not-splitting-hairs-divorce-and-widowed-women-in-the-observant-jewish-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utj.org\/viewpoints\/2021\/02\/not-splitting-hairs-divorce-and-widowed-women-in-the-observant-jewish-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Splitting Hairs: Divorce and Widowed Women In the Observant Jewish Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

UTJ Viewpoints Contributor Mitch Morrison’s letter to the Jewish Link Editor<\/a> responds to prior letters discussing the challenges for divorced and widowed women in the observant Jewish community.<\/p>\n

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I am neither a rabbi nor a scholar. But I do get nervous when someone offers absolutes to heartfelt questions that warrant thoughtful consideration and a deep review of the sources. …<\/p>\n

The issue of a woman\u2019s hair covering is more complex than just splitting hairs. …<\/p>\n

So, for divorced and widowed women, our Halacha on this issue and others cited in the January 26 letter is not monolithic. My hope is you\u2019ll find a rav who can guide you with compassion and appreciation to your situation. And that whatever you ultimately decide, you will be supported.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read Mitch’s letter at https:\/\/jewishlink.news\/letters\/42316-not-splitting-hairs<\/a>.\u00a0 The original letter to the editor “Don\u2019t Forget the Divorced and Widowed” is available here<\/a>.\u00a0 A prior response to this letter, “Revisiting the Divorced and Widowed” is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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So, for divorced and widowed women, our Halacha on this issue and others cited in the January 26 letter is not monolithic. My hope is you\u2019ll find a rav who can guide you with compassion and appreciation to your situation. And that whatever you ultimately decide, you will be supported.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":2621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,131,76],"tags":[],"coauthors":[90],"class_list":["post-2620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-modern-judaism","category-pastoral-care","category-womens-forum"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t