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Sifrei on DeuteronomySifrei Devarim 226

Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 226

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 22:5) "A man's vestment shall not be upon a woman": What does Scripture come to teach us? If that she should not wear colored clothing, is it not written (Ibid.) "for the abomination, etc."? And this is not an abomination. It means, rather, that a woman should not wear what a man wears and go among the men (for licentious purposes), and a man should not wear colored clothing and go among the women.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

R. Eliezer b. Yaakov says: Whence is it derived that a woman may not go out with armor to war? From "A man's vestment shall not be upon a woman." And whence is it derived that a man may not adorn himself with the adornments of women? From (Ibid.) "and a man shall not wear a woman's garment." For the abomination of the L-rd your G-d are all who do these"

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"It goes by five epithets: "cherem" (banned), "toevah" (abomination), "sanui (detested), "meshukatz" (revolting), "avel" (wrong).

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