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19 Av 5761 - August 8, 2001 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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LETTERS

The distinguished wife of a distinguished rabbi in Jerusalem wrote in the following letter, excerpted:

Our people in Eretz Yisroel are suffering: murder, terrorism, kidnapping and road acidents are the daily headlines. Many families throughout the country are in deep mourning. What caused this sudden rise in tragedies? Gilui arayos; one of the outstanding acts that angers Hashem terribly and causes Him to usher in calamities.

The latest fashion in women's attire, even by the religious, is immodest to offensive, whether in the holy streets of Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and throughout the country. Over-tight or clinging and even transparent clothing is worn by wives and daughters educated in the Bais Yaakov system.

We must correct ourselves in order to merit divine kindness and blessing. We can only utter the blessing of "malbish arumim" if kosher clothing is worn befitting the Jewish queen and princess. Clothing must enhance our inner beauty and not offend.

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RE: BURNOUT

We have also received a lengthy letter regarding Rabbi Zobin's articles on burnout. But since it is too scholarly and specific with regards to learning approaches for our Home and Family section, we will suffice with a thank you to R' Avrohom Copeland and refer you directly to him and to a work he has authored, The Missing Keys, concerning lost levels of learning since the Holocaust. Rabbi Copeland has created and delivers seminares in accelerated Torah learning.

 

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