re: #313 LudwigVanQuixote

That is sort of the point of an established tradition. It does not change really once it has been set. That is a separate thought from liking it or agreeing with it. It is also not as if Jewish Tradition is static. I don’t mean to imply that. However, much like a system of legal precedents, there are ways that the system evolves and rules to how it is done. The rules about what constitutes cross dressing are pretty well established and have been for a very very long time. They are not about to change.

It is actually not forbidden for a woman to wear talis and tefillin if she wishes to do so, in the privacy of her own home or at a private gathering of women. However, doing so in an ostentatious display at a public place where some hotheads are sure to get pissed off is just attention whoring.

That poor kid who put on tefillin on an airplane and freaked people out, was just clueless. These women know exactly what they are doing. And it is certainly wrong to freak out and feed them the martyr cookies they are addicted to.