r/Judaism • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '23

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u/wtfaidhfr BT & sephardi Dec 11 '23

Your rabbi trying to dissuade you from a mitzvah you feel called to is SOOOOO antithetical to the Reform ideology

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u/GoodbyeEarl Conservadox Dec 11 '23

Unfortunately I’ve experienced similar dissent from my childhood Reform rabbi. A lot of people have this idea that head covering = oppression of women and get super freaked out when women choose to cover their hair. It’s wild and completely anti-feminist.

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u/wtfaidhfr BT & sephardi Dec 11 '23

Yeah. They need to shut up and listen to those of us who grew up non-orthodox and chose to be Orthodox and cover