The Rabbinate Supreme Court made short shrift of miniskirts and issued a ruling that a woman’s dress should be below the knees both when standing and sitting. “Covering the knees by socks is not sufficient,” the ruling declared. It also expressed the hope that Jewish girls and women will follow the modesty of their mothers. The ruling against miniskirts was issued upon the request of the Jerusalem-based “Committee for the Defense of Sacred Jewish Values.” The ruling was signed by Chief Rabbi Joseph Ovadia in his capacity as chairman of the court. Rabbi Josef Shalom Eliashiv, and Rabbi Shlomo Salman Auerbach who is the head of the Kol Torah Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
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