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</a><h2><b>National-religious moderates express concern over directives
for modest dress issued by leading Rabbi Shlomo
Aviner.</b></h2><font size=3>The publication by leading
national-religious figure Rabbi Shlomo Aviner of a set of principles for
modest dress for women last weekend evoked considerable consternation
within the community.<br><br>
Aviner, dean of the Ateret Yerushalayim Yeshiva in the Old City of
Jerusalem and the rabbi of the Beit El settlement, issued a list of
directives for modest dress in his regular column in the weekly Shabbat
pamphlet “B’Ahavah U’ve’Emunah” (“With Love and Faith”), which many saw
as inappropriate and overly strict.<br><br>
“Clothing should cover the entire body, it should not be transparent, it
should not be tight, and it should be quiet and reserved,” the rabbi
wrote.<br><br>
The opposite of tight clothing is a garment that conceals the form of the
body and does not emphasize any limb, continued Aviner, who is considered
to be on the conservative wing of the national-religious community.
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The rabbi also issued directives regarding the color of clothing to be
worn, saying that women should refrain from wearing anything red,
body-colored, orange, bold shades of yellow or green, gold, silver or
anything shiny.<br><br>
Arms should be covered to at least below the elbow, but the sleeves
should not be baggy because any movement of the arm will expose the area
above the elbow, but “how much better and pleasant is it” to cover the
arm up to the hands, Aviner noted.<br><br>
The rabbi’s directives continue to discuss skirt length, 10cm. below the
knee, stocking thickness, shoe type and color and other issues of modest
attire. <br><br>
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