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From
<a href="http://torahmusings.com/2011/07/shabbat-mincha-no-ties/" eudora="autourl">
http://torahmusings.com/2011/07/shabbat-mincha-no-ties/</a><br><br>
<font size=3>While the sources cited above are somewhat dubious, unclear,
and should not be followed <i>halacha l’maaseh</i>, I just may have found
some kind of source or <i>limud zechut</i> for the widespread
subconscious North American <i>“minhag”</i> of not wearing a tie (and
other dress-down practices) when going to the synagogue for mincha on
Shabbat afternoons. <br><br>
See the above URL for the entire article. YL</font></body>
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