Clothing

"What should I wear today - the black jacket or the blue?" How boring! Where's the individuality? Where's the freedom of expression? Do you people have no originality at all?

Why do very religious men wear long black garments only, even in summertime? I mean, doesn't it get sort of hot?

My grandmother always told me not to walk around the house in just socks and no shoes. Is there anything to this or is it an old wives tale?

Question: What's the deal with wearing the shoes of a deceased person? I have heard that Jewish people do not wear them. Why? Answer: The Sefer Chassidim A halachic work, written in the 12th century by one of the great Baalei Tosafos (Talmudic commentator...

The dress thing is just a classic social psychology issue. For a community to stick together they need some distinct dress. It's actually written into the Code of Jewish Law that a Jew is supposed to dress differently from those around him. Every once in ...

As a general rule, dressing up in clothing exclusive to the opposite gender is definitely a problem. The question remains, however, whether this prohibition applies to Purim, a day when any cross-dressing would only be for "harmless" entertainment purpose...

I saw the craziest thing in the Code of Jewish Law. It tells you how to tie your shoes!

There are records of people using mezuzot as amulets since ancient times.

I recently read that this actually originated with Queen Victoria in the mid-19th century.

Since time immemorial, the widely accepted practice in the Torah-observant community is that women do not wear tefillin. Let’s explore this issue in the light of halachah. Do They Need To? Tefillin is a time-bound positive mitzvah. In plain English, this ...