The Magical Ingredient

[debka_notion]

I think I've found the magical ingredient for generating tons of comments on LJ, at least among my friend- circle, and it is very simple-

Talk about head-covering and/or ritual-wear and gender.

I guess people with those interests tend to congregate.

I think other halakhic concerns might get close- so, here's one I need to do some research into- what has the status of a shoe, and the acceptability going barefoot during (davening on) Yom Kippur.

Comments

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

Funny- I grew up with the etiquette that it is generally (i.e. outside of houses of worship) rude to wear hats indoors, but having switched into this atmosphere that is so predominated by Jews, I haven't thought that way in ages. Interesting that your boss feels so strongly about it. Is it a much stronger thing, culturally, where you are?

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think VA counts as the south, and it's definitely a southern thing. We live tangentially close to the black hatters here in MD, so I don't think about it other times, but it just doesn't serve anything to tick my boss off over a beret.