Why is it that most Ashkenazim that are not married do not put the Talis over their head?
asked Oct 3, 2010 at 2:17
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3HOw about why they dont wear a tallis at all?– SimchasTorahCommented Oct 3, 2010 at 5:09
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2That would be a seperate question. However even those that do wear a Talis prior to their wedding - or when a Bochur gets an Aliyah - they do not wear the Talis over their head. Why not?– Gershon GoldCommented Oct 3, 2010 at 14:52
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related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/7724/759– Double AA ♦Commented Feb 5, 2012 at 20:13
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The minhag is sourced to the Talmud (Kiddushin 29b) that only married men would put the talis over their heads.
א"ל מאי טעמא לא פריסת סודרא א"ל דלא נסיבנא
Rashi: דלא פריס סודר - כדרך הנשואין שהיו רגילין לכסות ראשן
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Yekkes derive from the same source that only a talmid chacham should cover his head, and from what I have heard, only during Amidah. Commented Feb 17, 2014 at 5:10
so that woman who are looking to get married may see who is and is not married.
