[Avodah] walking between 2 women

[Zev Sero]

On 23/08/2011 1:51 AM, Moshe Y. Gluck wrote:

> I don't think that most people are makpid on this, but, to answer your
> question, it seems that those who are are only worried about it if the two
> women are walking or talking together, i.e., they're a pair. If two women
> happen to be walking parallel to each other - like on 47th St. - but are
> unrelated in any way, then they wouldn't be makpid. Purely based on my
> observations and impressions; take it for what it's worth.


I don't think they have to be relating to each other in any way, but they
do have to be *two*.  That's the whole point.   After all, the other two
things one should not pass between pairs of are dogs and palm trees; now
I've never seen trees talking to each other.  But it should be obvious
that it's OK to walk through a forest or a plantation!  The problem
exists only when there are two trees near each other, and one has a choice
of going between them or around them.

As for the reason for this whole thing, I suspect it has to do with
zugos.


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