“Response To “What possible reason could there be for not allowing a clean and sharply ironed beige or light blue shirt versus white..? This mindless focus on trivia rather than midos and lamdus seems to be counterproductive”
Reb Yid you are absolutely right, people today think that the color of the shirt defines you which is completely wrong, it is better to look sharp with a nice shirt and look like a Mench rather than a white shirt with coffee and sweat stains. A white shirt does not mean your a tzadik it rather it is whats inside that defines you! No YID SHOULD EVER BE JUDGED BY THE OUTSIDE!
The Ranbi, Shlita”
I agree that people shouldn’t care so much about the color of their shirts and shouldn’t judge others by the color of their shirts. When someone gets so upset about the fact that there are Yeshivas that have rules about white shirts, it seems to me that they are showing too much of a concern with trivialities, and that they are judging Yeshivas based on trivialities.
If wearing a blue shirt is so important to you, then you are free to choose a Yeshiva based on the fact that they allow blue shirts. But that does show that trivial matters such as shirt color are essential to you.
I won’t judge you for it though :).