Why do married women cover their hair?

This is a fantastic question. We’ve devoted two articles to answering it on the site! The first article, here, addresses the halachic basis for the obligation, and the second article, here, talks about rationales behind the halacha and other ways in which head-covering is meaningful.

If a full article is too long for you, just tab over to "In Brief" at each of these links.

Please check them out, and let us know if you have any follow up questions.

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