<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>--- On <B>Thu, 1/1/09, kennethgmiller@juno.com <I><kennethgmiller@juno.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR><PRE>R' Harry Maryles wrote:
> If by modesty you mean Tznius - again, what is untzniusdik
> about a modestly dressed woman reading a marriage contract?
> It's just that were not used to it.
You are equating "modesty" and "tznius" with "hiding
the body". To many, modesty and tznius are about much more than the body;
they are about the *person*. It's not merely that her body might be enticing
to men, but that *she* should be private and not the focus of attention.
(This post is not to say that I am against women reading the kesuba, but only
to help clarify the issues.)</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>I agree. But why should this definition of modesty apply any less to a man that to a woman? Shouldn't we apply Tzne Halaches be the both?</DIV>
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