[Avodah] Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach On Sitting Next To A Lady On a Bus

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 01:58:58PM -0500, Prof. Levine wrote:
> From http://revach.net/article.php?id=451
> Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was once sitting with someone on a crowded  
> city bus when a woman got onto the bus and couldn't find a place to sit. 
> Rav Shlomo Zalman turned to the younger person sitting next to him and 
> told him that either he should get up and give her his seat, or Rav 
> Shlomo Zalman will give up his seat...

But this doesn't imply there was a chiyuv to do so alst tzeni'us. I would
think RSZA would accomodate the woman's discomfort with complying with
standards even if they are not halachic.

This story stands in contrast to RMF's teshuvah on riding the subway during
rush hour.

-Micha

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