The Seminary and What's On My Head- Literally

[debka_notion]

I'm noticing that the head-covering culture at JTS and the surrounding area is decidedly different from around Brandeis, say, or anywhere else I've been. There seems to be none of the scarf-in-place-of-kippah thing that I've seen one or two people do in any other place with young obsevant women that I've been (and which I do so much when I don't want to be obtrusive). Here, the folks who sit near where I've been sitting for minyanim asked right off if I were married, based on the scarf. So- I guess I'll be wearing more kippot than previously, or something. (On the other hand, Monday night I was hanging out with Steve, and yet was typed immediately by someone to whom he introduced me as Conservative- it was sort of frightening.)

The other thing that I've noticed is that lots of the Wives of rabbinical students wear scarves or hats. But the married female rabbinical students themselves- don't. Perhaps this is because I haven't seen enough examples yet, but it's really what I've noticed thus far. It seems sort of odd, to me. I'm sure there's something going on behind that, but I don't know what yet. Stay tuned...