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Tzniut or Tznius (also Tzeniut) (Hebrew: צניעות "modesty") is a term used within Judaism and has its greatest influence as a notion within Orthodox Judaism. more...

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It is used to describe both a character trait and a group of Jewish religious laws pertaining to conduct in general and especially between the sexes.

Humility is a paramount ideal within Judaism. Moses is referred to as "exceedingly humble, more than any man in the world" (Bamidbar 12:3). The Talmud boasts that humility is one of the characteristic traits of the Jewish people. (Talmud, Tractate Yevamot 79a.)

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Tzniut includes a group of laws concerned with modesty, in both dress and behavior. It is first mentioned in this context by the prophet Micah (6:8): " and to walk humbly (hatzne'a leches) with your God".

One of the defining characteristics of the Jewish religious personality is Tzniut which means, roughly, "modesty". In Orthodox Rabbinic literature, the issue of Tzniut is discussed in rather technical terms: how low or how high a female's hemline should be, the length of sleeves, the form of dress, and so on. Notwithstanding these sometimes involved details, The concept of humility and modesty as an emotion, a practice, a way of life -- a "way of walking" -- is regarded as important is the classical world view of Judaism, that informs the concept and the practice of Tzniut in its rules and details.

Practical applications

Dress

Orthodox Judaism requires both men and women to substantially cover their bodies. In Haredi communities, men generally wear long pants and often long shirts, and women wear long-sleeve blouses and ankle-length dresses. In the more liberal Modern Orthodox community, women have a more relaxed dress code, and often wear short-sleeve shirts, blouses with necklines below the collar, skirts that reach their knees with or without tights, and sometimes pants. However, normative Modern Orthodox practice is for sleeves to reach the elbows and shirts to cover the collarbone, skirts to cover the knees, and to eschew pants in the presence of men. Women cover their elbows; wear skirts which reach a few inches below the knee so that the knees are covered when sitting too, often mid-calf; generally avoid skirts with slits, preferring instead kick-pleats; cover their collarbones; wear stockings; avoid certain colors, especially bright red. Some insist on closed-toe shoes. In some communities such as the Haredi community of Jerusalem, women wear loose vests over shirts.

Men must wear shirts with sleeves. Modern Orthodox men will wear shorts, but Haredi men will not, and many will not wear short sleeves at all. Sandals without socks, while generally not worn in a synanagogue, are usually accepted in Modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist Communities in Israel for daily dress. Haredi communities discourage sandals without socks both in and out of the synagogue.

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