They're going for girls too!!!

Altie received this email this morning:

Dear the proprietor of the “weblog” “MoVing oN”,

As much as it pains us to speak at all to a Bas Melech and Neshama D’Ban, and especially in this way, you have forced us to. Our holy Torah is filled with teachings about the importance of tznius in every way we act, as we’re sure you have been taught in school. Tznius is the most important thing a young girl can be taught, since that is the most important thing in a woman’s life. At the behest of many concerned members of Anash (may they live and be well), and with the agreement of the noted Rabbanim here in the Shchunah, we beg you to uphold the holy words of the Torah, and not continue to act in a way against halacha and against the Rebbe’s wishes.
Kol kvuda bas melech pnima. A girl’s purpose is to be a mekabel. Not to overly express herself to the world around her. Al achas kama vkama to express herself in a way that is nontznius, and therefore is a drastic chillul Hashem and chillul shem Lubavtich.
We do not think these are excessive demands, and we are sure you will wish to cooperate with us in the utmost way, to start leading a tznius way of life the way the Torah dictates. To uphold a certain standard in this community, we respectfully request of you that you follow the following guidelines:

1. No males will be allowed on your blog. You must do everything in your power to stop the intermingling of males and females on your website. If this necessitates the closing down of your blog then so be it, but a strict separation must be enforced.

2. You will only publish words that are intended to bring about an increase in Yiras Shamayim, and the importance of Tznius, not G-d forbid the opposite. You will not publish jokes or stories that do not reflect positively on Chabad Lubavitch in general and on the holy Shchuneh of Crown Heights in particular.

3. You will agree to suspend publishing until you agree to follow these reasonable guidelines.

We have already fixed similar problems with weblogs belonging to bochurim. Those are the most important ones to remedy. But we cannot stop there. We must work to be metaher the avir of the entire internet, and help even the neshamas d’ban. Perhaps it is even more crucial for a Bas Melech to receive these words of rebuke, being that Tznius is the most important thing for a girl.

Obviously, to cease to express yourself through the derech of the internet, or bchlal in the world, as stated above: kol kvuda bas melech pnima, that would be the ideal. We hope that one day you will realize this remedy on your own. As for now, we are merely requesting the abovementioned guidelines to follow.

From the positive can be inferred the negative, and we hope that “a word to the wise is sufficient”. We would hope to not have to resort to any unpleasant measures, but of course we will do what must be done. With blessings for a joyous and holy celebration of Purim, when the Jewish people stood strong in their Yiddishkeit, and did not in any way adopt the ways of the surrounding Goyim. We also see from Esther who was called that for the reason that she was hidden and lived in a tznius way. Finally, and perhaps the most important lesson you can learn from Esther, is that she did whatever Mordechai (an upstanding member of the Anshei Kneses Hagdolah) told her to do.

The Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Purity

Altie replied to the email:

Can I ask who is behind this letter? I did not realize that my blog was so well known that I am important enough to receive a letter from the 'tznius committee'. Of course, if this is a legitimate request from respectable people, I will try my best to comply with your guidelines. But if this is a joke, it is not very funny.

They replied back to her:

Our committee is made up of respectable yungerlite, members of anash (may they live and be well), and backed by noted mashpiim and Rabbanim. Your weblog in particular came to our attention after mention in publications such as the Jewish Press, articles on "Lubavitch" "news" websites, and as commenting on various weblogs we have had our eyes on.
This is very much so a legitimate request. We know you will wish to cooperate fully with us, as others have started to do the same.
Incidentlly, if you could share with us some information about a few of your 'blogging' friends (which as you know, the Rebbe would be very against having such friendships in the first place. It goes against everything the holy Torah dictates), then your help would show your sincere desire to not cause us to take necessary actions.

-The Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Purity/ Va'ad Shmiras HaDas Vhatahara