[goldstategop]

What is true feminine beauty? Not just looks but an inner spiritual strength and intelligence in a woman that makes her stand out to a man. Chabad Lubavitch's bocherim as Rabbi Shmueley Boteach sees it, miss out on the true essence of the connection between two people. Observant Jewish men need to look at what they want from a woman more than other Jews do because more is expected from them. Marriage is serious business in the eyes of G-d. And Chabad has to be an example to Jews everywhere.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Old Sarge]

The Receding Hemlines Of Crown Heights

Thread.

Useless.

Pics.

[NativeNewYorker]

One of the treats of living in NYC is seeing the range of courting couples. Central Park is a veritable free fire zone of sparking youngsters. My favorites are the young observant Jews in the oh-so-modest garb, acting for all the world like perfectly ordinary kids. The park is also awash in interracial couples of all descriptions in casual amour, for the truly finest display of honest diversity in the world.

[familyop]

"BUT WHAT about the Torah, he countered, which refers to the matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca and Rachel as being exceedingly beautiful?"

Try to imagine the frequency and strenuousness of their physical activities. Most people tend to look similarly beautiful when in good physical condition.

That said, there are certain minimum standards of modesty in apparel and behavior recommended even for Noachides (Gentiles), although Noachide women are not bound by the same standards as Jewish women.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

A man does not insist on physical beauty in a woman who
builds up his morale.
After a while he realizes that she is beautiful,
he just hadn’t noticed it at first.

LAZARUS LONG

[Fairview]

This article could well be written of Christian men, too.

[TrueKnightGalahad]

...great stars like Barbra Streisand remain interesting for decades because they know when not to appear in public.

'Scuse me, rabbi, but it seems the older BS gets, the more she exposes...and it sure ain't beauty.

[Tax-chick]

Rather, it's finding newness in a relationship that obviates boredom. And that can only come from a woman with real personality."

And a man with real personality and character, no matter what his profession or income.

I think this is a terrific article! (Rabbi Boteach is very uneven ... sometimes he's tremendously observant and perceptive, and sometimes he seems bats :-).