Elisheva Moldovsky, a student at the Betzalel Academy and a Jerusalem resident, was surprised when she arrived at the post office on Nachum Street in the Geula area of the capital, seeing a sign taped to the door asking visitors to dress modestly.

According to the Yediot Achronot report, her packages arrive at that branch. She requested to have them sent elsewhere, but the branch refused to accommodate her. Since she lives on Yaffo Street, she would prefer another branch but was told her address falls under the jurisdiction of this distribution office. Now, she sees the sign regarding modest clothing, calling it “a chutzpa”. She asked what would occur if such a sign was placed at the office of the Interior Minister of the Tax Authority.

It is pointed out this is not an official branch of the Israel Postal Authority, but a store that is used to service the area.

Elisheva is quoted explaining she never had a problem in the past, and the employees in the branch are quite accommodating and tolerant, and never commented on her attire. She adds that she wrote her own sign in response, that whomever is bothered by her attire should cover their eyes.

The postal authority responded: This is an independent initiative by a grocer who is located in the heart of a chareidi neighborhood, and hands out packages to hundreds of residents, at a very high level of service. The store owner, who placed the sign on his own, removed it at our request. It should be emphasized that the affiliation is geographical and therefore, the packages arrive near the customer’s home. If the customer is interested in picking up her packages at another location, she must first request the new address, her place of work for example.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)