A kinos is expected to be announced in the near future to address growing concerns regarding the alarming increase in the presence of shatnez in garments, including many cases found in the chareidi community r”l. Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger appears to be spearheading the kinos, concerned over the need to address the increased prevalence of shatnez in garments.
It appears the chief rabbi has learned of numerous cases of garments containing shatnez, garments purchased from chareidi stores, realizing something must be done to increase public awareness and to remove the stumbling block.
According to a Ladaat.net report, in one case, an avreich brought a tallis in for repair to a tailor in Yerushalayim. A number of months later, through a chain of events, it was learned that as a result of the thread used for the repair, the garment contained shatnez.
Shatnez was also detected in garments for sale in garments sold in Geula and on Rabbi Akiva Street in Bnei Brak.
A mobile shatnez lab visited Ramat Beit Shemesh, to learn that shatnez was present in the garments of 30% of those tested. This includes garments from well-known manufacturers abroad, as well as shatnez caused due to the thread used to actualize repairs by tailors in Eretz Yisrael.
These and other related problems seem to have compelled Rav Metzger Shlita to move ahead with the urgent kinos.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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16 Responses
The picture you used is a light colored suit which is not worn by Bnei Torah or anyone else with Frum values. Can you please change it.
#1 – ‘not worn by Bnei Torah or anyone else with Frum values’: who says?
#2 – It’s brought down. You can look it up. Check out the pixs at the recent Aguda Convention. Count the amount of light colored suits you see.
#2 The Reader – NeveAliza was being facetious.
One serious comment, though – the word is “Kenos” or “Kenes” (gathering, as in “Lech K’nos Kol HaYehudim” in Megilas Esther), not Kinos (lamentations, as in what you say on Tisha B’Av). This is a common error among those who do not speak Hebrew well.
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#3 – I guess either I will have to throw out my grey suit or be called by you ‘having non-Frum values.’
How sad that people are judged by the color of their suits. B”H no one that knows me considers me not-Frum.
What does ‘it’s brought down, you can look it up’ mean? I must not use the same Shulchan Aruch that you do.
#4 – I wish you were right…
TheReader – #4 is correct. I was being facetious, but sadly that’s the way it is. People ARE judged by what they wear, first impressions ARE important and if your don’t talk the talk, walk the walk and wear the wear you’ll have a hard time being accepted.
(“It’s brought down” is a Yeshivasha lashon. If you want to hold a shita you have to first make sure it’s brought down from somewhere. Otherwise people wont hear.)
NeveAliza is obviously not one of us and doesnt understand the chashivus of the way we dress.
I understood #1 saying that this particular gray suit has shaatnez, and we should be careful not to buy suits like that–those are not worn by bnei Torah.
I also think it’s time for us to accept the fact that we are humans, HKB”H implanted in us an innate need to judge others from the way they look and behave on the outside, and that is a normal human function. The extent to which it is taken is another discussion.
If one is confident in their avodas Hashem, then what other people say about the way they dress shouldn’t bother them.
Personally, I wear a pure wool French beret (dark colored, of course) on Shabbat.
Photographs of talmidim at Chevron (and Slabodke)Yeshiva in the early 30’s show them wearing a variety of suit, jacket and hat colors, some light, some dark.
Which proves …what?
no moshe rabenu wore a shtraimel …..of course
Well Done NeveAliza, you exposed at least #’s 7 and 8.
Hey, if some of you want to defend the light colored suit, that’s fine, you’re just not on as high a level as some people.
NeveAliza is making a mockery of the way we dress and is indicative of what we consider Letzanus. We must defend the way we dress to differentiate between those that are different then us so we wont become like them.
This is true between us and the goyim and us and others that don’t follow the derech hatorah of bnei torah.
BiggestAskon- you’re making a mockery of yourself.
Lets not got sidetracked.
Lo shinu es malbushom was very important throughtout the galus. In todays generation it applies as well and if black and white is the way bnei torah are dressing, then it should not be mocked.
NeveAliza has an obvious bone to pick with the ‘black and white’ community. He is probably someone from the ‘blue and white’ community.
Some people don’t know when to quit.
This bickering is incredible.
BIggestAskon, you’re on the wrong website if you want to defend black and white clothing. It’s silly to keep on posting- this is not exactly the same venue as The Mir.
Anonymous, I assume your are referring to yourself as well.
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