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<DIV>FWIW, one can find many Minhjagim that also have at least a tangential
relationship to Tznius that we don't even think because they occur on
a regular basis and we either don't think about or disregard the rationale of
the same. The Sefer Torah, to whom man is compared, is maintained in its own
private room , taken out of and returned without anyone seeing its letters
and not revealed except for the sole purpose of reading a portion. The Shofar
and the Challah knife are also hidden until the last possible minute
-for the performance of a mitzvah. Tzitis, according to many Rishonim and
Poskim , are also not to be revealed. There is a strong custom to cover the
Tefilin Shel Rosh and many women have a custom to cover their eyes for a private
Tefilah or Techinah at the time of Hadlakas Neros. Many men also wear a Talis
over their head so that their kavanah is enhanced without any distractions. The
chasan and kallah both spend their first minutes as a couple after the the last
of the Sheva Brachos in the Cheder Yichud. The Kohen Gadol was able to achieve
his objectives out of the presence of the entirety of the Jewish People on Yom
HaKippurim. </DIV>
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<DIV>WADR, one can find many distinctions between the public and private realm
in Halacha and Minhagim that have been practiced long before the rise of the
issues raised by the feminist critique of halacha and its obvious rejection of
gender based differences and the similarly based critique of
Tznius.</DIV>
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<DIV>Steve Brizel</DIV>
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