tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post9170605911026034085..comments2023-09-13T16:28:53.701-07:00Comments on Michaltastik Spewing Out Her Opinions: Guest Poster: Shidduchim, dating, marriageMichaltastikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358698308334285154noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-17973504326324316952009-10-12T20:57:28.023-07:002009-10-12T20:57:28.023-07:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-55545687866808867872009-10-12T22:13:39.379-07:002009-10-12T22:13:39.379-07:00Hmmm...You've got me thinking. I think it real...Hmmm...You've got me thinking. I think it really does depend on your environment. <br><br>Take for example the fact that I don't completely follow the "no elbows" rule and wear short sleeved shirts (like t shirts). At school it's not considered weird or makes me feel overly exposed, considering there's girls walking around in booty shorts. But when I go to the kosher market, I always cover up since EVERYBODY is covered up - even the people who work there that aren't jewish wear long sleeved shirts.FrumCurioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343808834131534910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-56356430782594569332009-11-14T19:10:20.479-08:002009-11-14T19:10:20.479-08:00The claim about the shidduch system made by your f...The claim about the shidduch system made by your friend has other problems as well. First, it assumes that everything Jews do culturally is somehow intrinsically of halachic value. Second, I'm not even sure the claim that the system has been around for so long is true. Certainly if one looks at the Mishna and Gemarrah discussing these issues (which occur primarily incidentally) one doesn't get at all the impression of the shidduch system. The most obvious example is the Mishnah in Ta'anit about Tu B'av.Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.com