Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 3

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

The Kitzur's halachos of dress and bearing begin with not following the ways of the goyim, so that a Jew stays distinct from them in dress, speech and actions. Since the Torah treats the right side as more significant, the Kitzur puts it first when getting dressed, with a separate rule for tying. Head covering, posture while walking and not walking between two women follow.

Key points

• The Kitzur rejects costly clothing as leading to haughtiness, and dirty clothing as humiliating.
• For tying, the Kitzur puts the left first in all clothing, the Mishnah Berurah only in shoes.
• The Gemara tells how Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak's mother kept his head covered for fear of heaven.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Following the ways of the goyim
2. 3:42Expensive and inferior clothing
3. 4:14The right side before the left
4. 5:44Tying the left side first
5. 7:19Covering the head
6. 10:24Posture while walking
7. 11:37Walking between two women
8. 12:54Review of the day's halachos

Topics

• Chukos HaGoyim
• Covering the Head
• Right Before Left
• Kitzur Shulchan Aruch