Many of the residents of RBS come from more modern Orthodox or even non religious families. When their parents/grandparents visit, they dress according to their style back in chul. While some of these women in CHUL may be comfortable wearing pants or low cut blouses; in RBS, they wear skirts and longer sleeved shirts out of respect and are often seem with a cap covering most of their hair. Please keep in mind that they support their children’s way of life, often buying them beautiful apartments and helping to support their grandchildrens’ chareidi lifestyle. This, in spite of the fact that they do not completely understand this choice and think that the charedi lifestyle is “extreme”. In fact, I can count over twenty families I know personally that are in this situation and would never be able to lead their Torah lifestyle without the very generous support of these loving “bubbies”. Makes me kinda wish I had one!
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