Walking Barefoot
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Question
Is it permissible to walk barefoot without socks? Thank you very much.
Answer
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The Gemara states that one must wear shoes. (Shabbat 129, Pesachim 112). Rashi (Shabbat there) explains that this refers to walking in the market, as it is considered degrading.
The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 2) writes this law prohibiting walking barefoot.
And in the Mishnah Berurah (Se'if Katan 14) it is written: a) in places where it is customary to walk barefoot, it is permitted; b) according to the Shelah, if one walks barefoot as a form of repentance for one's sins, it is permitted.
In Chesed Le'Avraham, it is written that the reason for prohibiting walking barefoot is due to the impurity of the lands of the nations, and therefore in Eretz Yisrael, it is not prohibited. However, the simple halachic authorities do not make this distinction.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 2)