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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 12:47:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: The Reason for not wearing women's garments

Shaya Goldmeier nicely defended the right of men to wear rings.  However
the following statement is not fully accurate

>>Why is it that we get someone who posts as halacha the issur of lo
>>yilbash w/o obviously knowing the halacha?  Lo yilbash says a man cannot
>>wear womens clothes in order to pass as a woman.  That's it!  A mans

The actual halachah is that a >>man cannot wear something that
is UNIQUELY worn by women in that culture<< (The prohibition extends
to eg snipping off only white hairs since that is something women do)

As Shaya points out however, wearing rings is not something done only by
women (if the mans economic status is sufficient) and hence men may wear
it

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA
Moderator Rashi is Simple
http://www.RashiYomi.Com