בל ילבש

There will not be a man's vessel for a woman until he is called a nest. The matter of this mitzvah and its taste. According to which he has warned many times about the prohibition of the wife of a man and the prohibition against incest. He mentioned that men would not be wise to wear the woman's clothes so that she would go with him and no one would know. And it will really find in married women that when they want to husband their desires and go to seek them. They would wear the clothes of their husbands so that they would not feel them. And they went as a man who went to ask his friend. Even the people who wish to remember will wear women's clothes to resemble her and to awaken the heart of the prostitutes. So be warned about it. The prohibition of incest is not renewed. Because he had already warned about it many times, but he added that he would not do these tricks because man deserves to be evident in his humanity and the woman in her females, and therefore he said that the abomination of the Lord your God has done all these things. And this affair may be based on the full burden of saying that just as a man's tools, tricks, and customs will not suit a woman, neither will the woman's machinations and her garments compare to anyone, nor the ways of women. And therefore he will be able to show the man that the custom of the women and their ways is not to be given to his brother to help him, but he will be like a man of his loins and help those who need him,

(5) We have explained in our large work that it is prohibited to round the corners of the head, and to mar the corners of the beard, because it was the custom of idolatrous priests. For the same reason, the wearing of garments made of linen and wool is prohibited: the heathen priests adorned themselves with garments containing vegetable and animal material, whilst they held in their hand a seal made of a mineral. This you find written in their books. The same is also the reason of the precept, "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man" (Deut. 22:5). You find it in the book Tomtom, that a male person should wear coloured woman's dress when he stands before Venus, and a female, when standing before Mars, should wear a buckler and other armour. I think that this precept has also another reason; namely, that the interchange of dress creates lust and leads to immorality.

(10) A women shall not adorn herself with man's adornment, such as a mitre, or a helmet, or a coat of armor, and the like, or cut the hair of her head man-fashion; neither shall a man adorn himself with the adornment of a women, for instance to wear loud-colored garments or golden ornaments in a territory where such clothes are not in style for men to wear or where such ornaments are not put on by any save women, all depending on the custom of the land. A man who adorned himself with woman's ornaments, or a woman who adorned herself with man's ornaments, are striped. One who picks white hairs from his head or beard, after he had picked the first hair thereof is guilty and is striped, because he adorned himself with woman's ornaments. Likewise if he dyed his hair black, after he had dyed the first white hair he is guilty and is striped. A gynander, or androgyne is forbidden to either wrap his head like a woman or shave it man-fashion; but if he did either of the two he is not striped.¹³Nazir, 59a; Makkot, 20a; Shabbat, 94b; Tosefta, Bikkurim, Chapter, 2. C. G.

(1) One should take note of the Purim practice‏ ‏of men and women wearing clothing of the‏ ‏opposite ‎gender. No one protests this, but‏ ‏based on what I have written regarding‏ ‏attractive clothing, all ‎authorities agree‏ ‏that one may not do this with intent to‏ ‏resemble [the opposite gender]. R' ‎Yehudah Mintz already addressed this,‎‏ ‏saying that since this is done only for‏ ‏Purim joy, there is no ‎prohibition; it is like‏ ‏‎[a male] cutting the hair of an underarm or‎‏ ‏ervah to avoid pain. [Per Bach, a ‎male may‏ ‏not cut this hair for the sake of‏ ‏beautification. -‎‏ ‏MT]… In my humble opinion, R' Yehudah ‎Mintz's‏ ‏words are clearly overridden by those of R'‎‏ ‏Eliezer of Metz, who prohibited such dress‏ ‏even at weddings. We see that even when‏ ‏this is done for joy of a mitzvah, we do not‏ ‏compare it ‎to doing it in order to avoid pain[which is permitted]. Also, even doing it to‏ ‏avoid pain is permitted ‎only when there is no other way, but there are many other‏ ‏ways to create joy for a groom and ‎bride,‎‏ ‏and to celebrate Purim, without violating‏ ‏the prohibition of, "A man shall not wear‏ ‏the ‎garment of a woman, etc." There is no‏ ‏doubt that R' Yehudah Mintz would not‏ ‏have written this, ‎had the words of R' Eliezer of Metz not been hidden from him.‎‏ ‏R' Yehudah Mintz also wrote that ‎since one‏ ‏may grab food from others on Purim‏ ‏without being charged with theft, one may‏ ‏also ‎alter his clothing. This is shocking;‎‏ ‏regarding financial matters we do rule,"Beit din may declare ‎property‏ ‏ownerless" (Gittin 36b), and so the latter‏ ‏day authorities have written that one‏ ‏should ‎not summon people to court for‏ ‏Purim theft if it is kept within the norms of‏ ‏the city, as established ‎by the city's‏ ‏leaders… but no court has the power to‏ ‏permit biblical or rabbinic prohibitions for‏ ‏the ‎sake of the mitzvah of Purim joy!...Further, these people wear‏ ‏shatnez!‎‏ ‏Further, this causes men ‎to be able to pass‏ ‏among women, and women among men, for‏ ‏the purpose of adultery! Further, it ‎is‏ ‏particularly bad when they cover their‏ ‏faces with masks to avoid recognition!‎‏ ‏All we can say in ‎this is, "Leave Israel be;‎‏ ‏even invoke this principle regarding‏ ‏biblical prohibitions. However, every‏ ‏person who feels awe of heaven should‏ ‏instruct his household and those who‏ ‏listen to his voice, ‎lest they violate a‏ ‏prohibition on Purim or in gladdening a‏ ‏groom and bride. May blessing come to‏ ‏him, to remove stumbling blocks from‏ ‏the path of our nation, and no longer‏ ‏will they practice ‎inappropriate‏ ‏customs.‎