[Avodah] Tznius Standards for Women and Men

[Professor L. Levine via Avodah]

To some extent Tznius standards are a function of the society in which one lives.  However,  there are certain basic guidelines that are independent of societal norms.


Some time ago rabbis in Far Rockaway sent out guidelines which contained the statement

"Please note that these laws represent the position of the Shulchan Aruch and contemporary Poskim."


I have posted these guidelines at

https://web.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/levine/TzniusInformation.pdf


While one hears a lot about Tznius for women,  one rarely hears about Tznius for men.


The following is from

http://www.aish.com/ci/s/Guys_and_Modesty.html


The Talmud discusses men's clothing at least as much as it discusses women's. Just a few examples:

  *   In Yoma (35b), we are told that Rabbi Elazar ben Harsom's colleagues would not permit him to wear a finely-woven robe because it was too sheer and his form was visible through the translucent material;
  *   In tractate Shabbos (114a), clothes are referred to as the things that honor a person. It continues that it's considered shameful for a scholar to wear stained or patched clothing, as such are beneath his station;
  *   Also in tractate Shabbos, on page 113a, we are told that it is unseemly for a person to be overly concerned with fashion, except when it comes to wearing one's best for Shabbos.

These are just a few of the statements about clothing that are directed at men. But even though tzniyut is concerned with clothes for both men and women, that's not the entirety of it by any stretch. What one has on the outside is important, but it's more important that it truly reflect what's on the inside.


See the above URL for much more.


YL

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