While logging into my email today, I was struck by the story of singer Christina Aguilera's separation from her husband. A celebrity break up is not particularly newsworthy - if anything, it's the Hollywood relationships that last that should be covered!
I have really enjoyed reading all your articles and watching your videos -- they answer many questions (some that I didn't even know I had). One of the many things you're good at is explaining the idea of modesty within the Jewish tradition. I recently had a Sabbath meal with a somewhat famous rabbi from the most religious part of Jerusalem, and I mostly knew what to expect. But one thing caught me off guard -- the women didn't sing because it was considered immodest. I found that especially hard to grasp and confusing because I am a singer who is possibly interested in conversion. I thought that you could help to explain a bit about why this is, and if there are contexts that are different. This may be a decision between my future career and religion. Maybe some more information would help my decision.
I'm reform and don't understand why Orthodox women don't read Torah in temple. If you have not heard Torah sung by a woman you have only heard half of the Torah!! The most important thing is that Torah is READ by someone with a love for it. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. It is something I don't understand.
For the Orthodox ladies who wear a wig and claim part of the reason is for modesty, isn't wearing a wig over hair kind of like wearing a t-shirt with a naked body printed on it? (Sorry for the crude example.) Wouldn't it be better to cover the hair with a cloth? I know some Orthodox ladies do, and this seems to make more sense to me.
The term "reality television" is a bit of a misnomer. Or maybe it's more like an oxymoron. Whatever the case, there is very little reality in any part of television. If we really wanted reality, we'd turn the television off.
Dear Jew in the City,
This may seem like a very odd question, however is it deemed immodest for a modern Orthodox Jew to go to the cinema to watch films like "Sex and the City"?
Kind Regards,
Matt
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I recently received an e-mail from a man who saw my "What to Wear on My Hair" video and wanted to know if my husband keeps his hair "special" and "saves it just for me." Now I'm pretty sure that this guy was just trying to give me a hard time, but he actually raised an interesting point. Why don't men seem to be held to the same standards of modesty as women in Jewish law?
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