"Hair like a flock of goats"
Edition 22: HAIR
The Editor

Hair and hairstyles
in Biblical and Talmudic times
"Bald from either side": An ancient / modern expression
Michael Katz & Gershon Schwartz

Shaving the sidelocks: A centuries-long prohibition

The power of unshorn hair: Or: The Nazirite's secret
Abraham Milgrom

"The hoary head is a crown of glory": The beauty of turning grey
"A woman's hair is her nakedness": The custom compelling Jewish women to cover their hair
Holiness in mourning: From shaving the head to remaining unshaven
Jeffrey H. Tigay

Alexander the Great and the Jewish barber: An Iraqi Jewish legend

"With window open wide": A poem and a choral rendition
H.N. Bialik / Yehezkel Braun