Family of Face-Covering Moms in Beit Shemesh

These pictures, from Nahar Hayarden Street in Beit Shemesh, were posted on Rotter.net. The youngest one looks about four years old. They are covered from head to toe in black, except for the youngest who enjoys a black-and-white print. The girls from this group, which the author of the piece calls a cult, attend their own school in Jerusalem.

The author of the article claims that this family is part of a cult that is spreading like wildfire, with new families joining each week. Here’s a translation of the Rotter forum post. I have no way of verifying whether the information is accurate:

Details of the Cult, Regulations, and Stringencies:

• Every girl must wear at least three layers of clothes, with the “shal” (cloak) covering all of these.
• The eyes must be completely covered, by a cloth with tiny holes for vision and air circulation. They see, but are not seen.
• Members of the cult are convinced that their actions are bringing the redemption closer. The girls are ordered to walk in the main streets, lekadesh shem shamayim berabim, i.e. to sanctify the name of God in public.

Read the rest of the restrictions at A Mother in Israel.

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