even rabbis need to dress nicely

The classic Israeli dress was always kind of informal, comfortable, and even a bit shlumpy. Suits and ties in Israel is relatively new (not including in the Haredi community where suits were always popular). Besides for suits becoming popular, in both government and in the professional scene, in recent years, the general dress code has also spiffed up significantly and is at least no longer shlumpy, though it is still fairly informal.

I thought this story was a bit funny. 

An organization called Igud Rabbanei Kehilot has decided to take on a project of upgrading the dress of rabbonim in the Dati Leumi community. To that end they are distributing vouchers for purchasing suits to hundreds of rabbis in the DL community with a value of 1300nis. Maybe that would get them two suits but if it is only for one that would be a pretty nice suit!

the head of the organization, Rav Amichai Eliyahu, said that in the Dati Leumi community there is a lot of awareness regarding internals but there is less investment in externals and aesthetics, but really Judaism and aesthetics and beauty do go together - the beit hamikdash was beautifully designed, the kohanim were beautifully dressed, as was the king, yet it seems that "we are the last sector still unaware of the importance of aesthetics".

Rav Eliyahu says that the rabbis can no longer afford to dress without a suit, but on the other hand many of the rabbis dont earn a salary from their rabbinic position, and therefor they have put together this plan to sponsor the purchase of suits for the rabbis in this community.

source: INN

Alright then!

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