Hasidic Brides Shave Their Heads the Morning After the Wedding — The Reason Is Never Told

Less than twelve hours after her wedding, there is a knock at the door. Her husband has gone to morning prayers. Her mother sits her down in a chair - and within minutes, all of her hair is on the floor. In Satmar and a few other strict Hasidic communities, it will never be allowed to grow back. This documentary explains where the custom really comes from: the Mishnah's hair-covering law, the Talmud's story of Kimchit, the Zohar, the mikvah, the Hungarian Hasidic world rebuilt in Williamsburg after the Holocaust - and the famous legend about noblemen that no historian has ever proven. Plus the Unorthodox scene the world saw, and the 2004 night Orthodox women burned their wigs. Sources: Mishnah Ketubot 7:6, Talmud Yoma 47a, Zohar (Naso), Bar-Ilan University study of Toldot Aharon women, The Forward, Frieda Vizel, Deborah Feldman's "Unorthodox", Times of Israel & Vogue interviews with Shira Haas, 2004 wig ruling coverage. Chapters: 00:00 The morning after the wedding 01:40 Who actually does this 03:14 An ancient rule: covering the hair 04:19 The woman whose walls never saw her hair 05:20 The rabbis who disagreed 06:50 Reason #1: Not one hair, ever 07:24 Reason #2: The mikvah 08:34 Rebuilt after the Holocaust 09:35 The legend nobody can prove 10:49 What the women say 12:32 Unorthodox: the scene the world saw 14:12 Other women's hair: the 2004 wig fires 15:17 When the hair grows back 16:29 The real reason Subscribe for more documentaries on the world's most secretive communities. #HasidicJews #Unorthodox #Documentary DISCLAIMER: This video is a documentary made for educational and informational purposes. It is based on publicly available news reports, court records and published sources, and is presented in a neutral tone - we report claims and events, we do not target or attack any religious or ethnic group. All footage and images are used under fair use for commentary, criticism and news reporting. Rumors and myths mentioned are identified as unverified or false. This channel does not promote hate against any community.