How many Jewish women follow the laws of tzniut in Israel?

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kismet

Orthodox Jewish women follow the laws of modesty (tzniut) wherever they live. Many women who label themselves do ignore these laws as a matter of convenience. (I can tell you that in the summer, covering my hair, knees, legs, arms, and collarbone can get pretty uncomfortable, but I am sure you already knew that!...lol)
I do not know of any Jewish community today which practices veiling, and I am assuming that if it were indeed a Jewish practice, it must have disappeared when we were exiled from Israel by the Romans; but that is only an assumption which is not backed by any evidence...
EDIT:
Thanks for the great video!!
The pictures of Jewish women were enlightening. I suppose that the shape of head coverings, like other types of fashion, changed with the times. It is interesting to note that when Jewish woman cover their hair with scarves, they do not cover the neck, unlike Muslim women.
As for the types of head coverings; Sephardim prefer scarves, Ashkenazim prefer wigs. I personally wear a wig, and I like the fact that it keeps my hair completelt covered all the time. Also, being that I live in California, the wig keeps me anonymous.
I rarely go out in a scarf; In one of the times I did, someone yelled something nasty from a moving car. I think he called me a @*)%&#& Muslim...
Being labeled can be such a trying experience, that I am glad to have the option of blending in, which is an aspect of modesty....

Gamla Joe

As far as I am aware face veiling was never a part of Jewish culture, it might have been done in places where the law required all women to cover their face, but I have never heard of Jewish women doing it voluntarily.

The truth is out side Gulf states, face veiling is very rare in Islamic societies as well.

The Hebrew Hammer

some jewish orthdox wemon wear a head cover but not face cover.

hamarker

no one has face veils hehe why would they?
tzniut is kept by religious orthodox jews ( which usually don't wear pants because it is "man clothes" although some wear.. and they wear hair covers(as hebrew hammer mentioned0 after they are married, and they have to dress in a way which will not tempt men to look at them - thus they have to wear shirts with sleeves, and they shouldn't be provacative to men)

reform religious jews and conservative religious jews do not have to keep tsniut unless they want too.

There is no law of tzniut in Israel there is only a law against public stripping (in the street, restaurants etc..)
the law uses the words: "exposing intimate parts" and on the suffix adds also this law is applied only if the public disagrees to this showing.

hopeless - thanks for reminding me!!!!
I actually sent a mail to the government (to the ministry of law) they refered me to the city counsil because they wrote that it's their "authority" to check - I didn't call the city counsil yet but I asked a friend (A women who lives in bneybrak) that learns with me in college and she said the mall is open for men and women of course! but she said only one specific store in the whole mall that sells women clothes only, ask men not to shop when women are in the store - I still need to get a straight answer from the city counsil but until I call them I'm telling you right now that if they have such a store whuch she tole me about than it's against the law and I'll get a better answer when I call them
I am shocked that some1 thought there could be such a thing as a women only store. I'll go to the police myself if that turns out to be true.

paperback_writer

I would echo what others have said; I'm not aware that hiding the actual face was ever a Jewish custom.

Orthodox Jewish women in the diaspora do cover their heads; many wear 'shitles' (wigs) and some use scarves instead.

LadySuri

Many religious women do, many of the secular do not. Some of the religious do not--same in Islam. We do not generally ignore them, you just have to know where to look. Jews only make up about 2% of the population, and the Orthodox Jews even much, much less. Judaism has never had a practice of face veiling--it is not a law we have to follow. And yes, in some communities it is considered controversial to wear a wig instead of a scarf over your hair because since wigs are often made of real hair nowadays and also are very beautiful, it's said to not be following the law completely, so some communities do not follow it and wear scarves.

Also in the biblegateway link you provided you/the site list/s the NIV version of the Bible...the Xian Bible...I would only trust a Jewish translation

Peace

conde_c_b

Orthodox Jewish women follow the laws of modesty (tzniut) wherever they live. Many women who label themselves do ignore these laws as a matter of convenience.
I do know of a lot of Jewish communities today which practices veiling, and I know for a fact that this practice has is done daily as respect for the men.

HopelessZ00

Ivri I've also been very interested, when Jews and Muslims understand each other it brings us one step closer. Cheers!

Muslims by Choice: Ivri is correct that apparantly some woman in Israel do follow, Hamarker and I had a big disscussion about this one i think a month ago. It's a women's only shopping mall close to Tel Aviv. Hamarker I waited a long time for more info? You said you were getting research but you never got back to me?

Hamarker: Thumbs up and thanx for the update!

MikeInRI

Modesty does not require a woman to hide her face.

Good Luck!!!

soar_2307

Only the Religious or the Ultra Orthodox women are prohibited in showing their face to anybody accept to their Husband.

vansemmanuel

Many orthodoxy still follow tzniut.but even though i am a orthodox jew i haven't heard of it decreasing but if it has maybe because of the persons enviorment and secular society.But again i am a modern orthodox jew and most of the married women at out shul dont cover their hair from what i know.But the face veiling is mostly in Sefardi Jews(Jews of Spanish and/or Portuguese countires).It disappeared in the 1800s.I think some face vielings is still in Arab countires with desert like Bedouin Jews(Very Rarely and probualy exstinct).

Gigi

Why do women still need to cover their head or hair?
Aren't there many other ways to show their faith already?
Does covering hair and head changes anything in the world or change who they are as a person?

diana

some cover the head but only if they're religious.

Ivri Anokhi

I wonder why a Muslim is so interested in Jewish customs.

There have been any number of cases where Muslim terrorists disguised themselves as religious Jews, to make it easier to get past Israeli security guards.

I, of course, make no such charges against the Muslim asker.

The answer to his or her question is "lots"; about 70 percent of the Sefardiot and 35 percent of the Ashkenaziot. But why is that important to you?

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Freedom F

Judaism has almost died out. Zionism has just about destroyed it.

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