[Avodah] women wearing pants

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:46:01PM +0000 (yes, a month and a half ago),
R Yitzchak Schaffer wrote:
: From: Rabbi Y. H. Henkin
: Sent: 05/30/11 03:30 PM
...
:> See Bnei Banim ... vol. 4 p. 141 (concerning pisuk raglayim).

: Thank you very much! Available at:
...
: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=20023&st=&pgnum=141 

RYHH discusses pisuq raglayim in terms of horseback riding in contrast
to walking, citing the Me'iri. But what does the Me'iri do with the
need for a keves; doesn't the issur "lo yaalu bemaalos" imply that

1- There is a pisuq raglayim issue when climbing stairs, and
2- it's not specific to women?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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