By COLlive reporter
One of the most talked-about weddings of the year in Israel was of Tzipi Hotovely, Deputy Minister of Transportation and member of Knesset for the Likud party.
The 35-year-old rising star in the Israeli right, a daughter of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, married 31-year-old lawyer Or Alon in a wedding that was attended by close to 2,000 people.
The Knesset Israeli parliament closed down early on Monday to accommodate the many members who attended the wedding, including the cafeteria staff.
“A wedding or a political tour de force?” asked the otherwise liberal Haaretz newspaper in reporting about the simcha that had rabbis, lawmakers and mayors from across the political aisle.
Equally notable was what came after the wedding.
Hotovely posted on Facebook a photo of herself and her husband smiling in what seems to be a front yard. “For all the curious ones that asked what about the head covering, I decided to go with a wig and the result is presented here,” she wrote.
The photo has so far received 1,599 likes and 259 comments, opening the discussion about the married Jewish woman covering their hair as part of tznius, a spiritual path of modesty and humility.
“Stunning as ever,” complimented one couple. Another person wrote, “You are sanctifying G-d’s name in your stunning behavior. Mazal Tov and (may you have a) happy life together with your husband.”
Dovid Maatuf from the Chabad neighborhood in Lod wrote: “Only health and success to you, happiness and wealth with nachas and mutual respect. You add a lot of honor to the Jewish nation.”
By Divine providence, a never-before-published note the Rebbe wrote about the halachic importance of wearing a sheitel was published this week in a ‘teshura’ booklet for the Raichik-Simpson wedding.
Who talked about being ugly??? Are you saying that women who wear instead a Tichel are ugly women???? Kisuy Harosh has nothing to do with being ulgly or beautiful! It has mainly to do with tznius and yiras hashem (and to show one’s marrital statute). And sorry for you, but the Chabad wigs are everythning but tznius! Moreover, the tzinusdike wigs mentionned in the Gemoro have nothing to do with your untzniusdike and enticing wigs!
Tremendous Kiddush Hashem. You make us all so proud of you. Chazak V’ematz.
The actual beauty of the mitzvah to cover hair wont be accomplished through comments on a forum. But its worth the research and the time which shouldnt take too long. I will point out that a woman has a power that no man has with her G-d given beauty and the hair has an extra powerful beauty to it. When a woman gets married she reserves all that beauty solely for her husband. A wig on her head or any other means of covering is A- a reminder to her that she has a beauty and is married and should… Read more »
VeKeili VeAnveihu – modesty is to cover. The cover should look refined, classy and dignified, as Torah and Mitzvos do. That is a large part of wearing a sheitel. She’s being modest and not showing off her modesty either. Classy, refined, correct.
A kabalistic concept: covering hair is a women’s mitzvah given to us by Hashem. Spiritually, women are perfectly balanced. Energy forces entering through hair can cause an imbalance. This same energy has a beneficial affect on men when entering the beard. Aside from that, i wear a sheital in a school where most of the children’s mothers don’t cover, or cover with a hat or scarf and their hair hanging down. The girls are very interested in my sheital and it has spurred discussions on the mitzvah of covering hair. Another teacher has begun covering her hair through my wearing… Read more »
she will never know how many people she is reaching this way, and how much of a difference she is making. kol hakavod, and wishing her brachos.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
According to your logic, why don’t men cover their hair for the same reason (i.e. noone else is invited…)?
Is it because men are allowed to invite “others”?
Given the origins of the Israeli Government, this is a bold, brave move. Moshiach is coming!
MAybe you don’t know the point of wearing a shaitel. We do things because Hashem said so. What’s the point of going to a mikvah? Ridiculous! It looks just like a bathtub! Why eat Kosher food? Contact your local Chabad Rabbi or Rebetzin and learn about why married women cover their hair. Perhaps hair needs to be covered, period.
there is no Halacha that women have to look ugly through the mitzva of kisui rosh,
and if you would learn a little chassidus instead of criticizing other Jews you would understand what hair represents, and why hair covering is necessary (HINT: it is not to make the women look any less beautiful)
the fact is she has sanctified her marriage and declares to the world that she and her husband are one and noone else is invited into their marriage
You clearly don’t understand the reason for wearing a sheitel. It is not supposed to be ugly but beautiful… There are many deeper reasons for wearing a sheitel
“The Rebbe points out that not only Torah (see Pirkei Avos), but also specifically kiyum hamitzvos, makes others respect the Jew in his bodily form.”
Do you really believe wearing hair on hair makes other respect you? Quite the contrary. People know that originaly, Jewish women did cover their hair with a wig (if we can call thatt practice “covering one’s hair). They make fun of us. Come on With or without a Sheitel, it’s the same. Covering one’s hair was aimed to differenciate between a single and a married woman. How do you do it with a Sheitel?.
We would never guess it was a Sheitel she was wearing The simple fact she had to announce that it was a Sheitel makes the practice ridiculous. What the point of wrearing hair on hair???
Does anyone else think he looks like Adam Sandler??
Every young Jewish woman should and could take this to heart and win!
thank you for sharing!! very inspiring
The Rebbe points out that not only Torah (see Pirkei Avos), but also specifically kiyum hamitzvos, makes others respect the Jew in his bodily form.
If she can do it, anyone could [and should!]
You should be proud, a real Kiddush HASHEM!