Modesty

Humility and How to Get Some

Do we each have more to learn, things we can do better?

Dare to Bare Those Ankles

I remember where I was sitting. It was a spring day in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was wearing my white button ...

The Modesty Wars

My favorite pastime in the summer is going to my local town pool. There I can sit in the sun, ...

Extremism Works Both Ways

I spend most of my days and nights highlighting problem areas in Orthodox communities as well as viable solutions, with ...

A Soulless Figure, A Figureless Soul

My roommate came home yesterday with a story I’ve experienced myself too many times in too many different ways.She was ...

If Frum Men Were Advised Like Women

Please dress appropriately and modestly at all times. Modesty is the mark of a man – your beauty is within. ...

Modesty – How Everyone Gets It Wrong, and Why We Need to Get it Right

The use of tzniut, modesty, as a cudgel against Jewish women has been well documented in the JOFA Journal, conferences, ...

Can Modesty Be A Feminist Choice?

By the time I finally bought my first bikini, I was sixteen years old. As a chubby kid who had ...

What Shall I Wear to the Prom? Spiritual Fashion Principles

Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the ...

Modest Dressing

Modest dressing — what does it mean for a woman? Many religious communities have strict rules about what a woman ...