As we have mentioned, all of Creation are recipients from Hashem. Therefore any concepts applicable to those who are receivers apply to all mankind whoever they are. It stands to reason then that the concepts of צניעות (modesty) which are primarily applied to women - who primarily symbolize the role of the recipient - are applicable to all people, as everyone is a recipient from Hashem. All those who have received the Torah are considered as the bride of Hashem.
The concept of צניעות is that of self-nullification and giving ones self over to the bestower. Everyone needs to have this attitude towards Hashem in order to receive His light and enable Him to have a dwelling place on Earth. Spiritual people have an awareness that they are vessels to receive the light that Hashem bestows according to His will.
Covering of the hair (for men and women) is an expression of this subordination. An uncovered head is a statement of ones conducting his or herself in an independent manner and is an expression of hubris. The head is the seat of thinking and it is in the intellect where a person can most easily err to feel that his success is independent of Hashem. By covering it a person is acknowledging his submission to Hashem.
This is why a head covering is called a כיפה, it shares a root with the word כפיפה which means bent in submission, as the Gemara says "Cover your head in order that you have awe of Heaven."
The concept of צניעות is that of self-nullification and giving ones self over to the bestower. Everyone needs to have this attitude towards Hashem in order to receive His light and enable Him to have a dwelling place on Earth. Spiritual people have an awareness that they are vessels to receive the light that Hashem bestows according to His will.
Covering of the hair (for men and women) is an expression of this subordination. An uncovered head is a statement of ones conducting his or herself in an independent manner and is an expression of hubris. The head is the seat of thinking and it is in the intellect where a person can most easily err to feel that his success is independent of Hashem. By covering it a person is acknowledging his submission to Hashem.
This is why a head covering is called a כיפה, it shares a root with the word כפיפה which means bent in submission, as the Gemara says "Cover your head in order that you have awe of Heaven."
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