Comments on: Judging a book by its cover http://mydvar.com/2010/02/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/ Sharing Torah Insights Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Liron Kopinsky http://mydvar.com/2010/02/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Liron Kopinsky Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:01:28 +0000 http://mydvar.com/?p=517#comment-251 <p>I agree that halacha covers many areas of clothing that <em>cannot</em> be worn - like shaatnez and un-tznius clothing. That's not really what I was talking about here though :).</p> <p>One additional time where clothing is mandated that I missed is Shabbat, where we are obligated to differentiate from our weekday clothing by wearing nicer clothes than we normally do. In this case the clothing servers as a personal reminder that we are experiencing a holy time. Are there others that I missed as well?</p> I agree that halacha covers many areas of clothing that cannot be worn – like shaatnez and un-tznius clothing. That’s not really what I was talking about here though :) .

One additional time where clothing is mandated that I missed is Shabbat, where we are obligated to differentiate from our weekday clothing by wearing nicer clothes than we normally do. In this case the clothing servers as a personal reminder that we are experiencing a holy time. Are there others that I missed as well?

]]> By: ZevAbe http://mydvar.com/2010/02/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-250 ZevAbe Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:20:16 +0000 http://mydvar.com/?p=517#comment-250 <p>Those are not the only instances where halakha speaks to how one should be attired. There is appropriate and inappropriate clothing for tefilla. There is a prohibition on wool and linen mixed. And while modesty covers a broad range of things and not only clothing, clothing is among the issues addressed there.</p> Those are not the only instances where halakha speaks to how one should be attired. There is appropriate and inappropriate clothing for tefilla. There is a prohibition on wool and linen mixed. And while modesty covers a broad range of things and not only clothing, clothing is among the issues addressed there.

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