According to a responsum from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the obligation for a woman to cover her hair begins after the first night of intimacy with her husband. This means that immediately after the wedding ceremony, the woman does not have to cover her hair, as she has not yet entered the status of one who has been intimate with her husband...

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When we own something very precious, we shouldn't flaunt it. The more we flaunt something, the less valuable it appears to us. When we own beautiful silver, jewelry, or rare paintings, we normally exhibit them only on special occasions. Were we to display and relate to them on a daily basis, they would cease being so special. Just as familiarity can breed contempt, or at least dampen our excitement about material objects or events, the same thing can happen in religious domains...

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Tzniut, or modesty, goes far beyond its outward appearance. It encompasses a profound understanding that every individual is constantly in the presence of Hashem, the divine presence, and therefore must conduct themselves with humility and reverence. While modesty does involve the physical aspects of one's behavior and appearance, it extends to all facets of life...

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Most often, when the Torah mentions a beautiful person, it is referring to a person whose outer appearance reflects their inner soul. For example, we are taught about the beauty of our matriarch Sarah. The Talmud says that Sarah was as beautiful at the age of 20 as a seven-year-old child. Yet isn't 20 closer to the ideal age of beauty than seven? What is it about a child that is more beautiful than a young woman? The explanation is simple. The beauty of children is the beauty of purity of spirit; they act the way they feel without being influenced by insincerity. There are no put-ons or pretending....

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