[Avodah] When does mixed swimming mean?

SBA sba at sba2.com
Wed Apr 30 09:20:39 PDT 2008


From: "Rich, Joel" <
> Fwiw iiuc there is now a line of full body non-skin tight bathing 
> suits available.

If a certain beach or pool were mixed but permitted only davka such bathing
suits for women, would mixed swimming per permissible then?
Mikha'el Makovi
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CLOR but technically why would it be 

>>
Have a look at Even Hoezer siman 21 - headed: "Lehisrachek Me'od min
ho'aroyos"

I have the Aruch Hashulchan in front of me so I'll quote from there:
 
SK 1: "...ve'ossur lehistakel benoshim ha'omdos al hakevisah mipnei
sheragleihen megulos".

I think that as far as mixed swimming is concerned there is usually more
than ragleihen megulos.

In SK 2 the AH writes: "veha'over achorei isha banahar ein lo chelek le'olom
habo". 

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From: Minden <phminden at arcor.de>
>>> We don't pasken straight from a gemore.
=======

OK, so go to the abovementioned SA.

>>> Taking a bath, for practical reasons of enhanced cleansing probably
naked, isn't going for a swim in a swimsuit.
===

Ditto.


>>> Calling a ben odem not a ben odem isn't worthy of a ben odem, IMHO. 
====

See Yonah, Rashi dh "Ubeheimah Rabba: Bnei adam gedolim vedaaton kebeheimeh
She'einom makirim mi baram..."

SBA







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