Ujm – i think we all are aware of the subjective definition of tznius that has permeated the frum community, as well as the non-halachik mockery of cut off points, “oh so this is an issur, but one inch here isn’t….oh i see”, which of course does not enter the realm of reasonable discussion about any other halachik issue. Men never make fun of the exact position necessary to fulfill the mitzvah of tefilin, even though it’s down to centimeters, nor do the same detractors of tznius ever mock the exacting halachik definitions involved in eruvin, sukkah, kezayis, or literally any other jssue. This is because the yatzer hora in our time is not bothered by our outstanding, heretofore unachievable exactness in mitzvos…his prize is the core, the elokeihem shel aileh soneh zimah hu…the God of these people despises immorality; the chasam sofer writes that the only force that can rival and overcome Hashem’s love for us is His hatred of pritzus and znus.
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