I never knew about the Orthodox Jewish stipulation of women shaving their heads. I knew that a lot of Jewish women favoured wigs but never really knew why.
I do remember some years ago being regaled by a young lady I commuted with on the train, of her tales of Jewish Orthodoxy and her wedding night in Israel. Tradition dictated that their flesh wasn't allowed to touch and so a 'marriage sheet' is used. This is a sheet with a hole in it and the sheet is then hung out of the window the following morning, complete with vital stains (
) to ensure the community knows the 'deed' was done. I hear a well known adage coming on ......
Thanks guys for your kind feedback. As it happens, I now consider myself an atheist and have for some years.
However, some things are hard to shift.
I still only eat halal.
I don't drink alcohol.
The call of the muezzin is still one of my favourite sounds ever.
I still dress quite modestly. Man and womankind needs to be grateful for this last one, by the way. Mine is not a midriff meant for displaying.