Sefer ʻOz Ṿe-hadar Levushah: Modesty, an Adornment for Life : Halachos and Attitudes Concerning Tznius of Dress & ConductFeldheim Publishers, 1998 - 706 pages Tznius -- modesty -- is an integral facet of Jewish life. In a world where modesty is recognized more by its absence than by its presence, there has never been a greater need for a definitive work on this vital quality. But what precisely are the laws of modesty, what are its parameters, where are its applications? In this long-awaited work, the laws and ideology of modesty are tackled in an exhaustive and comprehensive manner. All the laws of Tznius, whether in dress or behavior, speech and social interaction, are collated and explained in the clear and lucid manner that is characteristic of the author. -- Back cover. |
Contents
PREFACE 1 | xxxvi |
CHAPTER | 17 |
B TZNIUS IS FAR MORE THAN THE ABSENCE OF PRITZUS | 23 |
WHAT TORAH DOES FOR MEN TZNIUS DOES FOR WOMEN | 36 |
THE AFFINITY OF TZNIUS AND HUMILITY | 43 |
F ATTITUDE TO TZNIUS REFLECTED IN DRESS AND CONDUCT | 52 |
H TZNIUSOBLIGATION IN EVERY TYPE OF COMMUNITY | 60 |
ITEMS OF OTHER CULTURES HIGHLY FASHIONABLE ITEMS | 70 |
A COVERING HAIR IN PUBLIC | 228 |
B COVERING HAIR IN PRIVACY | 231 |
LEAVING FRONT OF THE HAIR UNCOVERED | 236 |
SHEITELS | 241 |
E TIECHELS AND OTHER HEADCOVERINGS | 254 |
F HATS | 258 |
G SAYING A BRACHA FACING UNCOVERED HAIR | 261 |
TZNIUS IN DRESS | 267 |
The extent of this issur | 71 |
Refined items that are made and worn by nochrim | 72 |
Harm caused by wearing highly fashionable clothes | 73 |
Fashions precipitate continuous buying of clothes | 74 |
Not dressing as other chareidim sign of instability | 75 |
b Today speech by Hagaon Harav Shmuel Halevi Wosner shlita | 76 |
The immense influence clothes have on the wearer | 77 |
b Clothes constantly remind a person of his allegiance | 78 |
ITEMS OF OTHER CULTURES AND HIGHLY FASHIONABLE ITEMS | 79 |
Suitability of a garment must be carefully checked | 80 |
K GUIDANCE SHOULD BE SOUGHT | 81 |
Keeping Halacha meticulously implants Yiras Hashem | 82 |
Not falling for quotes that contradict rulings | 83 |
ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT | 84 |
The mitzvah to help others correct their ways | 85 |
A close friend should approach her | 86 |
Approaching a mother about her daughters dress | 87 |
If approached correctly people usually comply | 88 |
It is hypocritical if I dress btznius erroneous | 89 |
THE EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS | 90 |
Mothers should dress tastefully at all times | 91 |
Fathers responsibility for the chinuch of daughters | 92 |
Chinuch for tznius does not end at Basmitzva | 93 |
THE EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS 90 8 ཚ | 94 |
P THE SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HUSBANDS | 103 |
Q PRESSURE FROM THE HUSBAND TO DRESS IMMODESTLY | 107 |
R A WIFES DRESS SHOULD PLEASE HER HUSBAND | 112 |
CHAPTER | 119 |
DEVASTATION CAUSED BY NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS | 129 |
SPIRITUAL POLLUTION CAUSED BY PEOPLES MISCONDUCT | 140 |
F I LIVE FOR MY CHILDREN EXCUSE FOR INADEQUACIES | 147 |
ASSESSING IF ONES MANNER OF DRESS IS TZNIUSDIK | 158 |
J PUBLIC RALLIES FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF TZNIUS | 160 |
K CHALLENGES OF THE SUMMER ENRICH ONES TZNIUS | 168 |
TEFILLA A GIFT FROM HEAVEN | 175 |
RAISING CHILDREN TO TZNIUS | 179 |
B UTILIZING SITUATIONS TO IMPRESS THE CHILD | 181 |
DEVELOPING TZNIUS FROM VERY YOUNG AGE | 188 |
E GUARDING FROM HARMFUL FRIENDSHIPS | 195 |
G CHINUCH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAN LANGUAGE | 199 |
CHINUCH LASTS A LIFETIME | 207 |
A BRACHA FACING UNCLAD PERSONISSUR MIN HATORAH | 214 |
B BRACHA FACING SEMICLAD FEMALEISSUR DRABONON | 216 |
ADDITIONAL POINTS CONCERNING INADEQUATE DRES | 222 |
ENSURING THAT THE NECKLINE IS IN ORDER | 272 |
PROBLEM OF SEETHROUGH GARMENTS | 276 |
E DRESSES AND BLOUSES | 285 |
F UPPER SECTION OF THE ARMS SLEEVES | 291 |
H UPPER SECTION OF THE LEGS SKIRTS | 300 |
FLARED STRAIGHT AND WRAPAROUND SKIRTS | 311 |
J SLITSDECORATIONS ON SKIRTS BELTS ETC | 319 |
K HOUSE COATS | 328 |
TIGHTS HOSIERY COLORS AND PATTERNS | 337 |
N THIGHHIGHS AND KNEEHIGHS | 344 |
P COATS | 351 |
Q IN THE PRIVACY OF HER HOME | 354 |
R NIGHTCLOTHES | 358 |
S A GIRL UNDER BASMITZVA | 362 |
T ERVAH STATUS OF AREAS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED | 365 |
U SAYING BRACHA FACING TEFACH OR LESS THAN TEFACH | 369 |
W VALIDITY OF BRACHA SAID FACING ERVAH | 377 |
A OVERDRESSING OSTENTATIOUS CLOTHES | 379 |
B BRIGHT RED AND HIGHLY CONSPICUOUS COLORS | 391 |
COARSE GARMENTS EXTREME CASUAL WEAR | 396 |
OPENING A DOOR WHEN NOT PROPERLY DRESSED | 404 |
F MATERNITY WEAR | 412 |
H PERFUMES | 418 |
J JEWELRY ON SHABBOS | 428 |
COSMETICS ON SHABBOS | 443 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 465 |
RECITING A BRACHA WHILE HEARING A WOMAN SING | 471 |
F RECITING A BRACHA WHILE UNDER BASMITZVAH SINGS | 475 |
H WOMEN SINGING ZEMIROS IF NONFAMILY ARE PRESENT | 478 |
SAFEGUARDING KEDUSHAS YISROEL | 481 |
B GEZEIROS ARE AN INTRINSIC PART OF THE MAIN ISSUR | 488 |
INTERMINGLING WHEN MANY PEOPLE STAND TOGETHER | 500 |
E RAISING FUNDS FOR TZEDAKA NO HETER TO MINGLE | 505 |
F OFFICE AND SECRETARIAL JOBS DANGER TO TZNIUS | 508 |
G SEGREGATION LEADS TO KEDUSHA AND HAPPINESS | 521 |
TZNIUS FOSTERS HASHGACHA PRATISPRITZUS HINDERS IT | 533 |
J TZNIUS CALLS FOR CONSTANT VIGILANCE AND CAUTION | 540 |
CHAPTER | 559 |
B VARYING STANDARDS OF TZNIUS VASTLY DIFFERENT | 569 |
MEN COMPARED TO BREAD WOMEN TO WATER | 583 |
E MOTHERS COMPARED TO VINE CHILDREN TO OLIVES | 587 |
מפתח לתנייך שייס שויע וספרי מוסר | 591 |
DETAILED ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 615 |
Common terms and phrases
attractive Avraham Bas Yisroel beautiful Beis blouse Breishis cause Chasam Sofer Chazal Chazal say Chazon Ish chein chinuch Chofetz Chayim clothes color concerning covered daughter Dovid dress Eishes Chayil ensure ervah explained eyes face feel female forbidden garment Gemara Hagaon Harav hair halacha Hamelech Hashem haTorah husband issur jewelry Jewish woman kedusha kedushas Yisroel Klal Yisroel knees Kosher lack of tznius legs look Mekoros mentioned Midrash minhag Mishlei Mishna Berura mitzva modesty Moshe mother neckline opinion ossur person Poskim pritzus Rabbeinu Rashi refined Responsa Rosh Yeshiva say a bracha see-through sefer Shabbos shatnez shebikdusha sheitel shlita sing skirt Talmid Chacham tefach tefillin Tehillim tights Torah tumah tznius tznius dik tznua umos ha'olam uncovered unrefined upper sections verse walk wear whilst wife woman or girl women and girls worn Yaacov yetzer horah Yidden Yiddishkeit Yiras Shomayim Yosef young zt'l אשה וכו ישראל לו