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*Rama, records a custom to allow wearing on Purim clothes that contain Shaatnez on the level of Rabbinic enactment; these enactments were waived for the purpose of the special joy of Purim. | *Rama, records a custom to allow wearing on Purim clothes that contain Shaatnez on the level of Rabbinic enactment; these enactments were waived for the purpose of the special joy of Purim. | ||
*Rambam and Rabbi Eliezer of Metz: dressing as a member of the opposite gender is forbidden under all circumstances | *Rambam and Rabbi Eliezer of Metz: dressing as a member of the opposite gender is forbidden under all circumstances | ||
* Rav Chaim Kanievsky says in the name of the Chazon Ish that cross dressing on Purim is inappropriate even for children | * Rav Chaim Kanievsky says in the name of the Chazon Ish that cross dressing on Purim is inappropriate even for children. Bayit Hayehudi Volume 4 page 285 agrees. | ||
* {http://matzav.com/rav-dovid-feinstein-purim-halacha-tidbits Rav Dovid Feinstein] ruled that wearing a women's wig would constitute a simlas isha and would be prohibited. | * {http://matzav.com/rav-dovid-feinstein-purim-halacha-tidbits Rav Dovid Feinstein] ruled that wearing a women's wig would constitute a simlas isha and would be prohibited. | ||
* Chacham Ovadyah Yosef (Chazon Ovadyah Purim pg 199, Yalkut Yosef pocket-size Moadim pg 494, Sh"t Yabia Omer YD 5:14 and Yechave Daat 5:50) forbids any costumes that involve cross-dressing on Purim. see also [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp Halacha Yomit] </ref> | * Chacham Ovadyah Yosef (Chazon Ovadyah Purim pg 199, Yalkut Yosef pocket-size Moadim pg 494, Sh"t Yabia Omer YD 5:14 and Yechave Daat 5:50) forbids any costumes that involve cross-dressing on Purim. see also [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp Halacha Yomit] </ref> | ||
