# Orthodox Jewish Women and Wigs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-women-and-wigs/245104>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 14, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-women-and-wigs/245104 "2004-05-14T12:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-women-and-wigs/245104/61 "2004-06-02T20:28:15Z")

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World Eater:

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> Hmmmm, maybe I wasn’t that strange, they just weren’t Tim Duncan fans

That’s probably it. Amongst Brooklyn Hasidim, it’s mostly Jason Kidd that’s in these days, with a few pockets of LeBron James this year.

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> I assumed (feel free to correct me), that is was Sabbath,

Highly likely.

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> and maybe the kids parents went off to go to some services, and either the kids were screwing around, or the oven was just accidentally left on. I think the kids may have done it, because I think recruiting random people off the street is some desperation move.

It might have happened either way; turning off the gas of an oven is a desperation situation. Often the parents will send a kid out to just find someone, if they feel they can trust the locals in general.

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> It also seemed like they weren’t allowed to ask, they just could only lead me there.

Correct. We’re allowed to hint that something needs to be done, and let the non-Jew figure out for himself what to do, but directly asking would be tantamount to doing it ourselves.

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> I’m sure the parents would have their head on a platter, if they found out.

As I said earlier, not necessarily.

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> I’m also under the impression that usually there’s a specific guy around that can help if something like that happens.

Quite possibly there’s someone specific who’s usually their first choice to go to. Often Jews will refer to said person as their “Shabbos Goy,” though any non-Jew is equaly suited for the purpose.

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-women-and-wigs/245104/62 "2004-06-02T20:45:45Z")

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> That’s probably it. Amongst Brooklyn Hasidim, it’s mostly Jason Kidd that’s in these days, with a few pockets of LeBron James this year.

Ah, good, now I know which jersey to wear next time they need my assistance. 😛

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> Correct. We’re allowed to hint that something needs to be done, and let the non-Jew figure out for himself what to do, but directly asking would be tantamount to doing it ourselves.

As long as they don’t hand me a gun and point me to the bank, I don’t mind helping. Actually having no idea what the hell they wanted made it quite an adventure.

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> Quite possibly there’s someone specific who’s usually their first choice to go to. Often Jews will refer to said person as their “Shabbos Goy,” though any non-Jew is equaly suited for the purpose.

Thanks, this all makes a bit more sense now.

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