She Was Not Asking For It, From One Dov to Another

Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel.  photo source:   www.dovcharney.com

“Last month, an innocent, modestly dressed 8-year old girl, Naama Margolese, living in Beit Shemesh, described being spat on and vilified by religious extremists - - all men who believed that she did not dress modestly enough while walking past them to the religious school she attends.” 

-Dov Linzer, “Lechery, Immodesty and the Talmud,”  New York Times, 1/19/12

Well-spoken.  Well-said.  Well-written.  Kol hakavod (kudos).

This op-ed piece is written by a very wise Rabbi named Dov Linzer in New York.

photo courtesy of Rabbi Dov Linzer's Facebook profile

I wonder if he knows that he shares the same first name as the wise, creative, successful shmatta tycoon Dov Charney in Los Angeles who is noted for his provocative American Apparel ad campaigns.

Does Mr. Charney knows that yeshiva girls and Jewish women are forever grateful for his interlock pencil skirt which enables them to dress both fashionably and modestly?  Hypersexualized ad campaigns?  No matter.  You make the goods and the smart shoppers have found your shmattas and wear them in a tznius (modest) way.  I hope he's kvelling.  What a way to repurpose an item in an all good way.

Jewish women time and again prove that they are wise beyond their words and actions.

Thank you to both Dovs for your good work on this earth.