Reply To: Assorted Tzniyus/Pritzus Questions

Joseph:

Is there really a question whether it is permitted to violate shmiras einayim in order to secure a “nicer shirt”? That’s a “necessity”?

OK, so you think that that’s a problem (although assur might be taking it too far). What about somebody who has just enough shirts to wear? Do you think he’s allowed to go to the mall to get another shirt, seeing as he doesn’t absolutely “need” it?

yekke2: Excellent point.

frumnotyeshivish:

As long as the ultimate goal of the trip is permissible, and one is trying to accomplish the goal in the most efficient way (i.e. no pritzus free equivalent “darka acharina”), I would find it hard to make a blanket issur on going even to places where you KNOW there is pritzus. If you KNOW that you will have hirhurim it’s a different story.

I do agree that in the vast majority of such cases, there would indeed be no issur. But as you yourself pointed out, there are very few black and white rules here. Would you still say that there would be an inyan, milsah di’chassidus style, to refrain from going to those places?

TJA908228:

The people here are spending their spare time pondering how to lead their lives in the way best reflecting God’s will, as expressed in the axiom Elokim shel ailu soneh zeemah ho, the God of the Jews despises immorality. Do you seriously have nothing better to do with your time than lob childish insults and inane comments?

Mods, does a comment like that really belong on this site?

Sometimes, when it elicits answers like yours 🙂