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# There is a custom to wear costumes on Purim. <ref> | |||
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*Is it permissible for a person to dress up on Purim as a member of the opposite gender? | *Is it permissible for a person to dress up on Purim as a member of the opposite gender? | ||
#As a general rule, dressing up in clothing exclusive to the opposite gender is definitely a problem. The Torah expressly forbids such behavior: "A man's attire shall not be on a woman, nor may a man wear a woman's garment." Deuteronomy 22:5 | #As a general rule, dressing up in clothing exclusive to the opposite gender is definitely a problem. The Torah expressly forbids such behavior: "A man's attire shall not be on a woman, nor may a man wear a woman's garment." Deuteronomy 22:5 | ||
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# A question was posed to Rav Dovid Feinstein as to whether wearing a woman’s wig on Purim in order to give the impression of long hair, while being dressed as a male, would be considered simlas isha. Rav Dovid Feinstein ruled that it would be considered simlas isha. | # A question was posed to Rav Dovid Feinstein as to whether wearing a woman’s wig on Purim in order to give the impression of long hair, while being dressed as a male, would be considered simlas isha. Rav Dovid Feinstein ruled that it would be considered simlas isha. | ||
# Rav Ovadyah Yosef in Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 199) forbids any costumes that involve cross-dressing on Purim. | # Rav Ovadyah Yosef in Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 199) forbids any costumes that involve cross-dressing on Purim. | ||
# There is a custom to wear Yom Tov clothing on Purim starting the night of Purim. <ref>Torat HaMoadim (Purim 8:1) </ref> | |||
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