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Exercise pants for women

Question

Is it permissible to wear leggings (without a skirt) for aerobics class? In rabbi falk's book Oz Vehadar it's not ok, but people are arguing with me. is there maybe a heter??

Answer

It is permitted to wear pants for the purpose of exercise. Those who are careful about their mitzvah observance wear a skirt over the pants.
There is no halachic distinction between married women and unmarried girls in this regard

Answered 11 February 2024 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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