Reply To: Ladies First – Is it respectful or not?

Joseph, I think that your short, to-the-point post answers the entire issue much more than anything else that has been posted until now!

Well, at least in terms of what girls should be doing.

It still doesn’t NECESSARILY mean that on the guy’s side, it is okay for him to walk in front of the girl if she will not understand the reason for it and will be insulted and if in fact, Rav Shlomo Zalman Zatsal poskened otherwise. I still don’t see why he can’t avoid the problem by letting her go ahead and holding the door open for her without walking behind her.

But at least, I know for myself now what my mehalech should be.

Thank you!