tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post6066334515242399495..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Are Burqas Kosher?Tzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-76093324161646801802010-08-01T10:28:34.667-04:002010-08-01T10:28:34.667-04:00Well, how about another trend I have observed at t...Well, how about another trend I have observed at the public pool here on L.I." "burqinis," i.e., the ultras enter enter the pool with a very long "skirt" and a top that covers just about the entire arm; also, there is a long floppy bathing cap. These are lycra. Dispute has gone to the Park board, which ruled that so long as they are suits and not street clothes, OK. On July 4, the Superintendent had to personally extract an ultra woman who had jumped in w/o one of these burqinis. The ultras' request for gender-separated swim hours has been repeatedly rejected.Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196997728401884301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-54647755341415543472010-07-26T21:38:38.896-04:002010-07-26T21:38:38.896-04:00and thank you for taking note and making this unbe...and thank you for taking note and making this unbelievable nascent trend an object of our attention.Tzvee Zahavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-47553946030926988782010-07-26T21:07:56.239-04:002010-07-26T21:07:56.239-04:00I called it a trend because the numbers are increa...I called it a trend because the numbers are increasing, enough to consider making a new school for their kids.<br />For the record, Elad is nearer to Petach Tikva than to Jerusalem. <br />Thanks for the link. <br /><br />-Hannah <br />amotherinisrael.commother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.com