Will Hill, I do not know the spource of gavra_at_work’s quote.
I do have a quote from Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz ZT”L, which was quoted in the Mishpacha article on his yartzeit.
Mishpacha issue 239, page 27, courtesy of mishpacha.com:
and one of his seatmates at the head table
made an elaborate display of retaking
maaser from the bread on the table. Reb
Chaim was allergic to public displays of
piety, especially when he felt that they
subtly touched upon it.
merits having a Rebbe; only then will he
have a mesorah and be saved from all
I spoke to one of my learned friends, who feels that jeans got associated with the hippie movement. Thus, jeans became the symbol of rebellion and prikas ol. This does NOT apply to jean skirts, as it’s not the material, it’s the jeans. Cotton pants never had that stigma, but different yeshivas have different rules on what qualifies as “Ben Torah” clothing. I’ll try speaking to a menahel. these guys get challenged on everything, and have ready answers for everything.