Overview

One of the few books to consider the very personal, yet also public, matter of married Jewish women covering their hair, Hide and Seek explains the law, considers the customs surrounding the practice, and includes the voices of women from around the world who are moved by the nature of this challenging observance. The book includes legal and sociological perspectives of the practice, citing relevant texts and rabbinic discourse, as well as the history, tradition, and customs of Jewish communities from around the world. Twenty-four personal essays from women on this sensitive issue lend a very personal face to the debate.

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Reviews

The essays are remarkably candid and engaging.... it's refreshing to encounter a work that charts new territory. --Sandee Brawarsky, The Jewish Week

"""The book gives voice to the swirling thoughts that have lain hidden beneath synthetic, 50-50, and cloth-covered hair for the past two generations. It speaks to the rabbinate as well as to the public about a topic neither easily broached nor easily resolved. Hide & Seek can be a harbinger of conflict resolution when it is followed by intelligent, compassionate discourse between couples."" --Yocheved Golani, The Jewish Press ""This book is unique in its examination of a religious practice that affects a woman's identity and self-image by changing her appearance. Observing this commandment is challenging, and these essays explaining why women choose to cover or not to cover their hair demonstrate the diversity of our Jewish communities."" --Barbara M. Bibel, Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter ""The essays are remarkably candid and engaging... it's refreshing to encounter a work that charts new territory."" --Sandee Brawarsky, The Jewish Week"

Author Information

Lynne Schreiber is a journalist, a college instructor, and the author of Driving Off the Horizon, a book of poetry; In the Shadow of the Tree: A Therapeutic Writing Guide for Children with Cancer; and Residential Architecture. She lives in Oak Park, Michigan.

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