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# There is a custom to wear costumes on Purim. <ref> | # There is a custom to wear costumes on Purim. <ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/742340/Rabbi_Aryeh_Lebowitz/Ten_Minute_Halacha_-_Purim_Costumes Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz's 10 minute halacha on Purim Costumes] </ref> | ||
*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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# 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> | # 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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