Answer by S.P for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
First of all black matches with everything. Second of all, if you have many kids or siblings it's most natural to get your clothes dirty and black covers most of that up. For some people black is a...
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From @RebbecaBurns answer to this question:Black is always elegant. Always. Simple is best.It is important to remember that the purpose of tznius is not to be ugly or unattractive, but to not stand out...
View ArticleAnswer by dassiwithani for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
Well, for starters black matches with everything so its the easiest color to wear.
View ArticleAnswer by not-allowed to change my name for Why do Jewish women wear so much...
My own understanding based on the shuir linked belowFrom a kabbalistic perspective colors are associated with different sephirot (aspects of how God relates to the world). Though this is not a literal...
View ArticleAnswer by namer98 for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
Because all too often, women are being told this or that color is not tznius. It gets to the point where the only tznius colors are black, dark grey, dark dark blue, and brown.
View ArticleAnswer by Lindsey for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
Based on my observations (I am an anthropologist and fascinated by things like this) over the last 20 years, it is a recent custom for women to wear black, but it's spread very fast in the last decade....
View ArticleAnswer by dys for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
It's slimming.It's not somber — that's a Christian concept, similar to wearing black at funerals.
View ArticleAnswer by limos for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
The Shach on Shulchan Aruch 178:1 (s.k. 3) saysוצבעהשחורהואדרךצניעותוהכנעהוכדאמרינןמישיצרומתגברעליוילבששחוריםויתעטףשחוריםNot clear if he's talking about men or women or both. But he's commenting on the...
View ArticleAnswer by Avrohom Yitzchok for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
An alternative approach:Mishna Sotah perek 1 mishna 6 describes the procedure with the suspected adulteress.If she was wearing white clothes, then they change them to black clothes. Bartenuro says that...
View ArticleAnswer by Avrohom Yitzchok for Why do Jewish women wear so much black?
Here the author says that “but the adoption of a particular fashion is generally viewed as a manifestation of group behaviour.”This article“Got an Original Idea? Not Likely”– published in "Scientific...
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Usually, the color white is associated with purity (as indicated by the kittle). I don't know if the opposite color in the spectrum represents the opposite of purity (yes, I know it's not technically...
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