New York rabbis ban Jewish women from wearing tank tops (despite searing heatwave)

Daily Mail 06/09/2011 19:08

New York rabbis have banned Jewish women from wearing tank tops and short skirts - even as the state is gripped by a heatwave that has sent the mercury touching 100F.

The Central Rabbinical Congress has placed posters everywhere in trendy South Williamsburg demanding women dress modestly despite the roasting weather.

The posters, written in Yiddish, tell women to avoid wearing tank tops, T-shirts, and clingy dresses.

Ban: The posters telling women to dress modestly have appeared all over Williamsburg

New Yorkers have responded furiously to Rabbis' demands. Wpix.com spoke to one Williamsburg woman wearing yellow short shorts and a T-shirt who said: 'Now they are telling us what to wear? This is New York.'

As the state has been gripped by a heatwave over past days, many New Yorkers had been seeking to shed even more clothes.

Strict Orthodox Jewish women follow a dress code meant to preserve their modesty and deflect unwanted attention from men.

They often wear skirts that fall well below the knees, shirts with long sleeves and blouses that cover the neck. Jewish law also requires married women to cover their hair.

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