Return to Cross-Dressing and DragThe prohibition on wearing men's accessories is intended to keep women from going to war.Babylonian Talmud, Nazir 59a, Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov (2nd - 4th C CE) Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov says: "From what biblical source do we learn that a woman may not go out bearing weapons of war? We learn it from the verse: 'A woman should not put on the apparel of a man' [And the rest of the verse? How should we understand it?] 'Nor should a man wear the clothing of a woman,' [means that] a man should not adorn himself with women's accessories."Further explanation on Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov's comments. |