[Avodah] When does mixed swimming mean?

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 08:29:32AM -0400, Rich, Joel wrote:
: CLOR but technically why would it be (I suppose we could branch into our
: meta discussions like does everything require a heter or is down time
: assur  or are concerts assur or does halacha frown on family seating or
: should we be choshesh for the pregnancy in ambatya issue discussions )?

Merianbad was frequented by many of the gedolim of a century ago. The
Agudah's Mo'etzes Gedolilei Yisrael even met in the health/swimming
resort in 1937!

OTOH, RHS holds that just the fact that the clothing would get wet and
clingy makes any form of tzeniusdik swimming improbable.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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