An insight into head covering for the Jewish

Judaism is one of the oldest religions existing in the world. People who follow them are known as Jews. They are almost 0.2 percent of the total world’s population. Jews have a very rich culture and rituals which is also influenced by the other cultures and geographical areas. There is no specific costume for the jews women or men mandated by the Jewish law. But some of the dictators have mandated dressing codes, especially for the Jews women. Some of the dressing styles for women and men are discussed below.

Head covering for the women-

• Almost in every community, the head covering is mandatory especially for the woman.
• In Jews community, it’s a myth that they ask their women to cut their hair and even shave them immediately after the marriage.
• Whereas some women cover their whole head while others allow some parts to be seen as is customary in each community.
• In some areas of Georgia, Morocco, and Bukhara, Jewish women are seen with coifs.
• In this 21st century, wearing wigs a highly controversial issue among the orthodox group.

Head coverings for men-

• According to the Jewish laws, head covering is not mandatory for men.
• It is considered as a custom practiced by certain people-Torah scholars-and at certain times, such as during prayers and benedictions.
• In some areas, the jews men are required to wear a hat, it is only required to identify them as Jews.
• The Kippah Srugah, a crocheted skullcap, has become an identifying mark of some Orthodox Jews and some members of the political party.

Want to know more about Jews culture and dressing? Contact Ari Afilalo, a Sephardic Jew with expert knowledge of the religion and its roots.

Ari Afilalo – Top 3 Myths About Jews and Judaism

The myths are common in almost every race, religion or culture. Such myths are well known about Jews and Judaism. Some are that can make you laugh and some are too shocking. Some of them are given below-

• Jews people have horns. You will laugh after reading this. But believe me, it is one of the popular myths known, which was generated due to the misinterpretation of a stanza. This caused a lot of difficulties for Jews for centuries. But in reality, it is the result of a mistranslation and is a baseless myth.
• It is compulsory for the orthodox women to shave their heads after marriage. But according to Jewish law, there is no need or compulsion of shaving the heads for the married or unmarried women.
• Baptist Jews cannot use birth control. It is a myth but some orthodox jews community believes in it. Although several types of birth control are broadly allowed, there are prohibitions against “wasting the seed” in Judaism.

More than 6.8 million Jews are living in the US. Ari Afilalo is a French Moroccan immigrant living in New York City. He is an active member of West Side Sephardic Synagogue in the city and an expert of International trade laws. He is deeply attached to the jews culture and their music. To know more click here.

 

 

Ari Afilalo- Crucial Facts Related To Jewish Study

The Jewish Studies Program allows students an energetic, interdisciplinary cluster of courses from Ancient Jewish History to Contemporary Multiculturalism. Ari Afilalo one of the famous writer has provide enormous facts regarding Jewish study. Have a look:

Curious to know what Jewish Studies are?

• Judaism, a lively religion in its own particular right, is the parent religion of both Christianity and Islam. One can’t comprehend the starting points of these religions without understanding their foundations in Judaism.
• Israel is the only nation on earth with a Jewish larger part. The nation has restored the Hebrew dialect, taken in outsiders from everywhere throughout the world, and gloats a rich and fluctuated culture.
• Students who learn at our program at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in their lesser year rave about their chance in Israel.
• The murder of 6 million Jews is not simply of worry to a large number of casualties. The Holocaust speaks to the aggregate fall of Western human progress and in this way is key to the worries surprisingly.
• Investigation of the Holocaust opens understudies to a scope of disturbing however unavoidable inquiries. We offer courses ever, the writing of the Holocaust, and on scholarly and religious reactions to the Holocaust, and that’s just the beginning.

Scrumptious Sephardic Jewish cuisine-Ari Afilalo

Sephardic Jews are known for their North African, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian descent. They arrived in the NYC by a boatload in 1654. With them, they brought the famed food menu. Delicacies like matzo balls, pastrami sandwiches, knishes, lox, cheesecakes along with blintzes and bagels connected them to their homeland. Since then New York has become the hub of Sephardic food.

 

• Matzo Balls
  Matzo balls are Ashkenazi Jewish soup dumplings created from a mixture of matzah meal, eggs, water, and a fat, such as oil or chicken fat. They are generally cooked at the time of Passover.

  Kinshes
  Kinsh is a snack with vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian filling in the dough. The dough is either fried, grilled or baked depending on the preference.

• Blintzes

• Blintzes are thin crêpe-like pancakes rolled with apricot or strawberry or plum jam filling. They are also called Palatschinke or palacsinta.

 

Some famous West Side Sephardic members include Ari Afilalo who is part of French Moroccan community in NYC.