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<font size=3>At 08:53 PM 6/19/2011, R. Akiva Miller wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">But as regard tznius in
clothing, my understanding is that there is very little to talk about
regarding the men. The halachic minimum is covered by a bathing suit, and
there is no concept parallel to "das yehudis" for the men. Or
am I mistaken?<br>
</blockquote>In light of what I have posted regarding what RSRH writes
about the role that clothing is supposed to play in regard to separating
humans from animals, and the fact that clothing is supposed to raise us
to a closer relationship with HaShem, I do not think that this is
correct.<br><br>
True, a bathing suit is all that is needed when one goes swimming,
but I do think that there is more to this issue. Are dirty, torn
jeans and a T-shirt with an "in your face" slogan on it proper
dress for a Jewish man? I think not. Is it OK for men to wear
shorts? According to some it is not. What about for
davening? What is the "proper" dress for a man when he
davens or says a brocha. IIRC the MB says something about wearing a
hat for davening, but I may be mistaken.<br><br>
Would it be appropriate for a Jewish man to wear a red suit? Is it
"proper" for a Jewish man to look like Charley Chaplin (See
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/44sdops" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/44sdops</a> )? To wear a Chairman Mao
suit? (See http://tinyurl.com/439g75z ) You get my drift I am
sure. <br><br>
It seems to me that there is a lot to tznius for men, but it is
ignored. Where are the guidelines? There are plenty for
women. Why is this the case?<br>
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Yitzchok Levine</font></body>
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