[Avodah] Not Covering Her Hair

[Prof. Levine]

This morning a fellow came over to me after davening and said, "My 
wife does not cover her hair.  I really do not care. Maybe I am 
wrong, but this is the way it is."

He then went on to tell me that he has an old friend who now has 
apparently moved to the right. "He will not even talk to my wife." he 
said.  The fellow who told me this was obviously upset by this 
behaviour, and I assume that his wife is also.

I replied, "My understanding is that it is a serious offense to 
embarrass someone and/or to cause someone pain,  and I cannot 
understand your friend's behaviour."   It seems to me that this 
"friend" has let his new-found religiosity get in the way of proper 
Torah behaviour.  Am I correct?  YL