DY and GAW – I’m not arguing in favor or against MK Lipman’s position. I’m merely pointing out that dismissing what he says because of who he is – without actually addressing the Halachic issues he raises – is the wrong way to go. If he’s wrong, then so be it – I have no view one way or the other on the Halachic merits of his position. At least use facts, though, and not the “well he said it and he’s bad, so it can’t be right” approach in challenging what he says.
And GAW – you’ve got to be kidding when you dismiss being uncomfortable about an issue of Tznius, particularly when an individual in a position of trust has abused the situation. This is far different from one being uncomfortable, say, because they just can’t give up eating bacon. This is a discomfort on account of what would otherwise be a positive trait – modesty – so it’s not wrong to see if something can be done Halachicly to aleviate such discomfort. If not, then so be it – we accept Halacha. But don’t go saying that someone is wrong just for discussing if it’s possible to do something in a Halachicly acceptable way that less uncomfortable.
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