History of the Sudra
The Sudra is the Jewish People’s native headdress, which has played a fundamental
& active role in indigenous Israelite culture for thousands of years.
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Abraham &
the Covenant
Creation of
MySudra
Hebrew dates
2018
5778
Recieving Torah
on Mount Sinai
First Temple destroyed 9 1/2 Tribes displaced to 4 corners of the earth
Second Temple destroyed – Judean diaspora begins Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Mizrachi...
Ashkenazi Jews adopt European black hat & coats
There are countless records of Sudras used throughout Jewish history. Mentions of the Sudra go back thousands of years and are brought up throughout several ancient sources & scriptures. Almost every illustration of great Israelite sages also include them wearing Sudras wrapped around their heads, such as the Ben Ish Chai, Rambam, Rashi, Shimon Bar Yochai, and many more.
The Sudra can be worn by both men & women and is traditionally wrapped around one’s head (similar to other native Middle Eastern head coverings) but can also be worn as a hood or used as a scarf.
Most of the Jewish People lived in the diaspora for the over 2,000 years, and due to the persecution they faced and assimilation they endured, the Sudras were minimized overtime into smaller head coverings that could be hidden under hats, making Jews less noticeable in foreign lands.
These head coverings today can be recognized and commonly referred to as “kippot” or “yamulkes”.
Jews with North African & Middle Eastern diasporic experiences were often forced to remove the Sudras off of their heads as they were “dhimmis” and could no longer wear them as second class citizens.
Very few families have managed to keep this tradition going and most Jews today have probably never heard of a Sudra.
MySudra’s goal is to revive this native practice which was lost to many Jews during their forced displacement, and to make sure that the Sudra returns to Hebrew culture.
Rebirth of the
State of Israel
