Rav Shlomo Aviner argued that an Israeli couple's participation in "The Amazing Race II" violated Jewish Law. I clicked on
the article sympathetic to the sentiment, but curious exactly what the issur involved is.
"The exposure in itself isn't modest. A man must be modest and humble; he shouldn't have a video camera follow him and see what he does."
"We're not that modest, and sometimes we take pride and behave in such a certain way as to make an impression. We're not okay and may God have mercy on us," the rabbi said. "But here we see a man who invited the television crews on purpose and they follow him and his every move...that's the opposite of being modest."
Very interesting. We keep talking about how Tzniut is more than skirt lengths & necklines, and here is a perfect example. We have become somewhat desensitized with our webcam mentality, but isn't there something inherently immodest of broadcasting one's every move to any audience member who cares to tune in? What do you think?
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