“ I'd prefer they just don't print the picture at all. While I certainly certainly not arguing the on the tznius reason, cutting someone out of a picture is a sure sign of contempt and disrespect. That is what we would do to someone like haman. These women are national leaders in EY and should be treated with the appropriate derech eretz (even if you disagree with them).

Again, they would have been better off just not printing ANY picture at all. ”

“ To all readers of Yated Neeman, please make sure to walk out of shul on the 7th day Pesach, in case the haftorah of Devorah singing causes you to have improper thoughts. Actually you should leave during leining because Miriam and the other women are singing in the parasha also. ”

“ NO, I will stay in shul, because the people in those times where much stronger, and the should control tham self, but today with any small think everyone get lost. ”

“ #12..what a comparison..that picture one can baeley see her. ican say moreon this silly comparison but its lost case ”

“ #19 you can be frum woman buy you are ignorant of some mitxvos see posters who explain ”

“ Not showing pictures of women's faces or otherwise tzniusdik pictures is a chumra that some have and not a halacha.

There is a famous picture of the Chofetz Chaim talking to Rav Elchonon where the Chofetz Chaim's wife is in the picture. The Chofetz Chaim apparently had no problem with this.

Those with the chumra have doctored this image to remove the picture of his wife.

I've never seen any source that the face of a woman in a picture is pritzus. However, some of the prominent figures in society are prutzos and it could be argued that they shouldn't be shown at all. ”

“ Reply to #3
Vin is a great web site and I enjoy it, but guys like u who hate everything that makes us a holy nation really nauseate me ”

“ As a frum woman, I am disgusted in this day and age the image of a woman's face is considered pritzus. When my son's were in elementary school, their Yiddish workbooks had plenty of illustrations of frum women and girls. Now I wanted to buy a beautiful hagaddah for my Grandaughter but walked out of the bookstore because there was not one image of a frum woman or little girl in it. How am I supposed to teach her to be proud of her self and her accomplishments if the frum world is so scared of the image of a female that it is erased from our history books. Recently there was a wonderful story in Mishpacha magazine of a special Rebbitzen in Mexico. How I wished there was a picture of her in the article to show my daughters how a frum woman should be presented. If there is a increase of anorexia and bulimia in the frum world, it is because girls are made to feel that their bodies are pritzus and should be as small as possible. ”

“ Most of the readers just missed the point. The main problem is not that they refused to publish a picture of a woman, the problem is they made a FAKE picture. It is one thing not to say everything and another to lie. And all you gaoinim quoting halachos, show me ONE halacha where it sais there is a mitzva to print a color picture of every new government. ”

“ I read the same article of the Mexican tzadekes and I also longed to see a photo of her. I agree with your opinion 100%. I remember in the "good old days" of the 1980's, the Lubavitchers ALWAYS had pictures of their beloved Rebbetzin in their ladies' journals. Sadly, nowadays, that would be assur and thousands of young Jewish girls will not see the sweet Yiddishe chen on her saintly face. I don't like the way the world is going but their is no one to put the brakes on these out-of-control chumros. ”

“ To all readers of Yated Neeman, please make sure to walk out of shul on the 7th day Pesach, in case the haftorah of Devorah singing causes you to have improper thoughts. Actually you should leave during leining because Miriam and the other women are singing in the parasha also. ”

“ #53..do you believe in the torah shebal peh which consist of shas and shlchn urech. that every seuf in shulchen urech is binding? thats the 'chareidi ' fanatics . and if you dont believe in the above you are not practicing judaism just your own thing. so can you describe what you believe in so i can have an idea of what you consider not charedi as opposed to chreidi so the version of chareidi we know as stated now what is your version. is your understanding of 'ehrlicher yid'one who checka his blackberry on yom kipper how the stock market is doing or just observing thos mitzvashe feels comfortable with of makes sense to him? ”

“ Just as the secular papers specially put in immodest material to attract readers & increase sales, the Orthodox do what they have to do to hold on to their clientele, which side do you prefer to be on? Mi k'amcha Yisrael! ”

“ The bottom line to me is that the Jewish people have totally forgotten the very concept of tolerance for others' opinions.

Anyone who differs with you gets attacked, bashed and called names.

If they are not as frum as you they are terrible and awful.
If they are more frum than you, they are "Fanatic" "Ultra" or "Crazy"

Whatever anyone does which is not what YOU would choose to do is attacked.

Can't we all realize that there is more than one derech.
There is YOUR derech, which you obviously think is the best.
But... there are others.

So, if some other group which is more machmir than you are, or practices some chumros which you feel are "foolish" "Silly" "not in the Shulchan Aruch" "Ultra" etc., let live.
Let them do their thing.
Some feel, obviously, that they did the right thing to take out the photos of those 2 women. They did it for more than one reason.
Most likely one reason was way more than tznius, it was because they objected to their actually holding office.
Isn't PhotoShopping out their pictures a rather mild and harmless protest?

Personally, knowing how they feel, I am surprised they did not protest by blocking entrance to all government buildings and forcing government to stop until they got their way. Sure, they would have been arrested, but they could have had so many people show up that there are not enough Israeli prisons/jails to hold them.
And, it would have looked really bad for Israel to jail and place all those Chareidim in "Camps"
So, the tiny protest act of PhotoShopping out their pictures is a miniscule act.
Sort of like a "Boston Tea Party" using 2 little tea bags, instead of a ship full of tea.

And some of you even Bash them for that? ”

“ the "issur" of "histaklos b'noshim" (looking at woman) is SAME FOR A YOUNG, OLD, or SICK WOMAN OR GIRL!! (according to the Rambam and shilchun oruch) Dont try to understand what the Torah and Rambam meant. If this seems extreme or foolish, then drive on Pesach with your wife to your local Reform synagogue for Services. ”