[HANASHIR:7901] Re: Guitar-led service in Israel prevented

[Adam Griff <agg3...>]

Andy,

While I agree wholeheartedly that minhag should always be respected, that
was not the issue in this case.  The hotel employee who asked me to stop
playing began speaking on his cell phone as he left the room.  The issue of
playing an instrument on Shabbat was used only as an excuse for objecting to
the legitimacy of Reform worship.

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Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 3:29 PM
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Subject: [HANASHIR:7900] Re: Guitar-led service in Israel prevented


If an establishment under hashgacha stopped us from bringing in shrimp
cocktail, I think we'd accept and understand.  If a hotel in Saudi Arabia
didn't allow alcoholic beverages, we'd understand.  And, a kosher butcher
who is open for business on Shabbat represents a contradiction.  One of the
qualities of "the Jewish State", for good and bad, is that Jewish law
sometimes operates.

I don't pretend to know the halachic intricacies surrounding this whole
scenario, but, presumably, the mashgiach does.

I think Adam and his group made an excellent choice in acceding to the
minhag of the place.

Respectfully,
Andy Curry, Kansas City
acurry (at) san-carlos(dot)rms(dot)slb(dot)com



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