Reply To: "Where Are the Men"-Article in last week's Mishpacha

cinderella

“Most people know the halachos of tznius, they don’t need to be reminded of them. Cover your knees, your elbows, nothing tight… we all know that. A father telling his daughter halachos of tznius will not help in the slightest.”

Thank you for pointing that out. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking while reading the article. I’m pretty sure that almost every single litvishe, chassidishe, and MO girl is very well aware of the basic halachos of coverage and tighness.

Blaming the husbands and fathers for the widespread negligence in this area is oversimplifying the problem.

I believe that if men were to start inspecting their wives and daughters clothes, it would have the same wonderful affect as when women become their husbands Mashgiach, and constantly bug them about learning more.

It IS a very sensitive issue to most women and girls. And although I agree that a father/husband has a responsibility to point it out when he halacha being violated, I believe here it would have no or negative affect.

So, back to Rabbi Kelman’s original question: If women DO know the relevant halachos, why do we dress the way we do?