Yom Kippur Fashion Footwear Faux Pas

September 30, 2009 - 11:05 AM by Brian Blum

CrocsWhat non-leather footwear did you don this Yom Kippur? Crocs, you say? Oy va voy! You just violated the latest fashion halacha from none other than esteemed Lithuanian leader Rabbi Eliayshiv who banned the popular rubber shoes for being “too comfortable. “

The ruling, according to an article in Ynet, came in response to a question from an apparently misguided yeshiva student in a classic case of what’s known in Hebrew as a “she’alah kitbag.”

The term originates from army lore. A soldier asks his commander before a long training hike if they should be carrying their “kitbags” (or backpacks). The commander responds yes of course. If the soldier hadn’t asked, the answer would most probably have been no.

I remember – in the pre-Crocs days – wearing these very uncomfortable cloth shoes. I’d feel every pebble on the walk to synagogue which, before moving to Israel, was a considerable distance. It was like walking barefoot across hot coals. I thought we were supposed to be celebrating Yom Kippur not the book of Job.

I did a spot check during services this year in my local shul and the Crocs clearly outnumbered any other type of footwear. If Rabbi Elyashiv hasn’t reversed this ridiculous ruling by next year, I say we take up arms…er, feet. Power to the Crocs!

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2 Comments on Yom Kippur Fashion Footwear Faux Pas

  1. Emeq on Wed, Oct 7th 2009 8:20 PM

    2. Yep, there we go all over again! Let’s all mold TOROT to fit our ideal of LAW. That way we can all be happy and safe in our “they each followed their own hearts”. Who does this “man” think he is: G_D? Evidently the implied term “rabbi” is not enough for him. Next I bet he will ban going barefoot because it is also “too comfortable”. It is advised by the prophets that we RETURN. Not to apathy, arrogance, ignorance or stupidity, RETURN to TORAH. Get it right or leave off blindly leading the people; who will follow any buffoon because of his smooth words.

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