How to look Yom Kippur-ty

I’ve dated several dudes who were Jewish on the wrong side. I guess I love the attitude and the glasses and the curls but am still so-so on the commitment.

I’ve been invited to various Jewish holidays over the years, and boy did I make a HUGE mistake at the first one. I was really young, and at the time dressing up meant dressing in vintage black dresses, fishnets, heels and an onyx cross (which sounds obnoxious but it was totally cool and meant in the Madonna way, not the Catholic way).

Me and my bright red hair and fishnets and stacked heel mary janes and–get this–bottle of Vueve Cliquot were quite a hit! I refused to bring Manischewitz because it’s so inexpensive, but the champagne got thrown in the cupboard and I was stuck drinking the barely fermented grape juice. My outfit wasn’t nearly as scandalous as the ex-BF’s gaff, who was just reconnecting with that side of the family after years of inherited scandal.

Miss Conduct over at the Boston Globe addresses the fashion on Yom Kippur question: what not to wear on Yom Kippur?

Her dilemma is a little more nuanced, as it is about dressing up a la community standards or down to jibe with religious standards. She reveals the alarming news that Crocs have become very popular in Orthodox synagogues. Strange but true.