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Asked by rabbi alan j. yuter · August 12, 2005 · Family Purity & Modesty (Tzniut)

Question

1 I believe that your site is qiddush haShem, focusing on Torah she baal peh. Your answer to "Chaim" on kashrut is on target. 2 Please explain why some permit women's wigs, especially on Shabbat, when gemara seems to outlaw the practice.

Answer

Answered by Chaim Yisrael Abadi

1. Thank you 2. We don't pasken from Gemara. Plus, there are other Gemaras that say differently CYA