Home
Log in / Sign Up
    Private Messages   Advanced Search   Rules   New User Guide   FAQ   Advertise   Contact Us  
Forum -> Judaism -> Halachic Questions and Discussions
Not wearing tights stockings in Flatbush in summer?



Post new topic   Reply to topic View latest: 24h 48h 72h

amother
Khaki


 

Post Thu, Mar 24 2016, 9:00 pm
In Flatbush, if people don't wear tights in the summer are they viewed as modern (orthodox) or just not yeshivish?
Back to top

mummiedearest




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 24 2016, 9:07 pm
just saying, this isn't a halachic question.

now then, I'll answer the question. when I was growing up in flatbush, not wearing tights/stockings in the summer was considered a perfectly normal thing to do. "yeshivish" at the time indicated a lower cost lifestyle (used cars, house in need of visible repair, etc. reference moshe yess's "I got a yeshivishe car"). women who would likely be considered yeshivish today showed some of their hair, sometimes wore sleeves rolled up slightly past their elbows, and weren't so picky about their collarbone being covered as long as the neckline was in the vicinity. knees were covered, though. this was not that long ago. currently, I go barefoot during the summer (I don't consider myself yeshivish), my more-likely-to-call-themselves-yeshivish neighbors do as well. and then there are those who will only wear opaque tights regardless of weather. you're not going to find exact guidelines. if you belong to a group (shul, block, family, etc.) that doesn't approve of barefootedness and their opinion matters to you, don't go barefoot. otherwise, do what you want and call yourself whatever you want.
Back to top

DrMom




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 24 2016, 10:08 pm
amother wrote:
In Flatbush, if people don't wear tights in the summer are they viewed as modern (orthodox) or just not yeshivish?

If they do, it would be a display of deep ignorance. These hashkafot have complex philosophies. To reduce them to the absence of tights in summer is silly.
Back to top
Page 1 of 1 Recent Topics




Post new topic   Reply to topic    Forum -> Judaism -> Halachic Questions and Discussions

Related Topics Replies Last Post
Smell in flatbush
by amother
3 Today at 7:34 am View last post
summer flats 0 Today at 1:23 am View last post
Best comfortable black ladies tights
by amother
2 Yesterday at 2:01 pm View last post
Do 6th grade girls wear nude stockings for this spring?
by amother
12 Yesterday at 11:56 am View last post
Starting a summer daycamp- help
by amother
6 Wed, Mar 27 2024, 6:29 pm View last post