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Not a meme, so not lizarded, but well- a thought provoked by navelofwine in her other venue.

She was talking about wearing a tallit, and how it slips off due to the fact that she's female, and hence lacking in large broad shoulders (although I see that happening to a decent number of guys too- I think they should just have snaps that attach to one's clothing). So I was thinking about being particularly traditional and egalitarian. And how to wear tfillin and cover one's hair appropriately after marriage- how the heck does that work? I know I've seen women who cover their hair at egal minyanim on Shabbat, but- what about during the week?

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As far as how much hair can show when a woman is covering her hair- some rabbis hold that no hair at all can show, Rav. Soleveichik says one tefach can show, but since a head is wider than a hand, a tefach is the width of two fingers, across the whole head/forehead, or at the bottom of the hair. I know some folks who hold a tefach at either end. And then there are folks who go for kisui rosh instead.

Can't you tell I've been to a couple (or maybe a couple too many) shiurim on this? ANd that it falls into the category of things I hope to someday put scholarly attention into?