Flatbush: Ein hochi nomi that many frum Jews wear exactly that on Shabbos, especially in EY. Pashtus is a gevaldigeh maylah that many Israelis have. I remember when I spent a year at a Hesder Yeshiva that many Israeli bochurim were so poor they simply couldn’t afford fancy suits. In addition, many couldn’t afford air conditioning, so to escape the heat they had to dress lightly even if they could afford suits. Yet they were big masmidim and sincere people. They went to weddings in simple clean white shirts, as well. What is so terrible? You seem to be frantically holding on to the notion of the black hat and jacket as if it is a lifeline and so afraid to let go.
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