Mesorat%20hashas for Ketubot 143:19

ואיזוהי דת יהודית יוצאה וראשה פרוע: ראשה פרוע דאורייתא היא דכתיב (במדבר ה, יח) ופרע את ראש האשה ותנא דבי רבי ישמעאל אזהרה לבנות ישראל שלא יצאו בפרוע ראש דאורייתא

And what is Jewish practice? Going out with uncovered head. Going out with an uncovered head is a biblical transgression! As it is written, “And he shall uncover the woman's head” (Numbers 5:18) and it was taught in he school of R. Ishmael: This [verse] is a warning to the daughters of Israel that they should not go out with uncovered head. From the Bible

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