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  • Question

In our shul (Beit Knesset, synagogue,) we have a gabbai that constantly causes quarrels between the congregants, and doesn’t get along with this person or with that person, to the extent that some of the congregants moved to a different shul. The congregants who remain would like to have a vote for a new gabbai, but the gabbai claims that since he came to his position without being voted in, doing as we propose would constitute going against the law of ‘Srarah’.

  • Answer

There are no hard and fast rules about white shirts. In general, a white shirt is considered to be a modest but respectable garment, and a person should wear clothing that is respectable.


Also, part of the day is spent standing in prayer in front of the Creator, and this certainly warrants respectable attire.


In any case, the main thing is not the external garments, but rather the spiritual ones, namely, a person’s thought, speech, and deed. Physical clothing is only a means to the end, the goal being purity of spiritual garments.

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