Are You Sure Your Wig Wasn't Used As A Source of Avodah Zarah
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0:38The problem with wigs is that they are associated with Avodah Zarah. After conducting thorough research, we confirmed that it's virtually impossible to find a wig that is free from concerns of Avodah Zarah. Specifically, it's challenging to find a wig that doesn't originate from hair offerings at temples in India. Typically, there are only a few places from which wigs are sourced, unless you obtain it directly from an individual. However, it's rare to see anyone walking around with a shaved head saying, "Oh, I just sold my hair." So, that's why when it gets to the United States or anywhere else, it says "Made in Italy," "Made in England," "Made in France," but the last time anyone visited France, Italy, or any of these places, you don't see Italian people walking around with bald heads. That's because it's not actually made in Italy; it just says "Made in Italy" because the last part of the processing was in Italy. However, the actual hair itself, the foundation of the hair, comes from India.
2:05Also, the hair that says "Made in Brazil," from the few people I know from Brazil, they told me that they would most likely allow themselves to starve to death before they shave their heads to sell it. They value their beauty highly and cannot fathom why they would consider selling their hair. When I asked them about this, they thought I was crazy. So anyway, that's the main source. The other 0.9%, if it's even that much, comes from Russian jails. There apparently is an organization somewhere in Russia that goes to the women's jails and forces the women to shave their heads. So either it's coming from Avodah Zarah or it's coming from unethical behavior. Either way, it's obviously not allowed or it's coming from deceased people. so we did this research. Both Hashem and this organization in New Jersey and New York actually wrote a whole paper about it, using all of our sources. Each of them, over the last week, it became a very big hit. Rabbi Lazer Brody from the Breslov Center also included it in his blog and
3:24Himself, even though he's not one to speak about the topic, doesn't go against one side or the other. Although his wife wears a kisui rosh with a scarf, he says, "Listen, I understand that there are Ashkenazi customs and so on, so I don't even talk about it. But now it's a different problem. Now, it has nothing to do with minhagim. Now it has to do with avodah zarah; it has to do with idol worship. And with idol worship, we learned from the Torah that if anything was ever used for idol worship, a Jew is never allowed to enjoy it in any way, shape, or form. So that's a different problem. That has nothing to do with customs. That has to do with Torah." A Jew is never allowed to benefit from it in any way, shape, or form. So that's a different issue. That has nothing to do with minhagim (customs). That has to do with the Torah.
