Men Shteiging on Shavuos, Wearing Pants

I’m not sure one can say women are equal if they are talking in a Torah sense. Although under American law women are equal.

The Gemara says B’feirush that it’s Assur for men to wear pants.

WIY: Without being specific about the topic, I believe the Gemara is Niddah 13a. It says B’feirush that “Michnasayim” are Assur for a man to wear. See the Aruch Hashulchan (in Even Ha’ezer 21, I think, maybe S”K 13) who defines “Michnasayim” based on earlier Poskim in a way that makes a lot more sense than saying that “pants are Assur”.

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Neither one can have children without the other so yes they aren’t equal.

Sam2: your “mareh mekomos” for the prohibition of pants for men must be erroneous. Aruch Hashulchan ,Even Ho’ezer 21 does not have a S/K 13 and I quickly perused the gemoro in niddah 13A and 13B that you are pointing to and I don’;t see what you are maintaining.

ROB: Niddah 13b 4 lines from the bottom and A”H 23:7.

Sam2-thank you! And indeed, as you indicated- although the Aruch Hashulchan indicates it would only apply to tight pants.

DY: I did retract immediately. I have heard other reasons why boxer shorts are not preferable, actually, and it’s a good reason.

WIY: I think they have. They can turn a stem cell from a woman’s lymph nodes and turn it into a sperm cell, which they can then impregnate her (or any other woman, really) with.

147, How can you eat cheeesecake while learning Shavuos night? Unless you are in the Southern Hemisphere where the learning is longer than 6 hours. Or perhaps you are yekke and only wait 3.

(I will assume you aren’t eating in the Beis Medrash which would obviously be another problem)

There is a mitzvah of simchas yom tov with basar. If you want to be makayeim milchigs, have that in beginning of the meal, then (after the cheesecake mid-meal dessert) change over to fleishigs, bring out a 2nd challa l’zecher the shtei halechem, and then have meat.

(I am well aware that many people have exclusively dairy meals on shavuos. This is especially helpful if you want to have milk with your coffee. I’m just being weird in an attempt to post a 147-like post)

It may be considered a lack of kavod hatorah to learn shavuos, or any night, sans pants. I think one is not permitted to enter a shul sans pants, even if he does not plan on learning. Also, since many shuls turn the AC up high to help facilitate staying awake, pants would be a good idea so as not to freeze. Of course, a good stadium blanket would do the trick too.