[HANASHIR:7918] Re: guitar lead services in Israel

[Rick Lupert <Rick...>]

>As a musician and a citizen of Israel, I assure you that all Hotels that
>I know and work with   ban the use of guitars and for that matter
>microphones on Shabbat as it will in fact jeapordize their hashacha. Its
>not a "line".   As understanding as they may want to be, a hotel owner
>in most cases would not want to take on the rabbinate and put their
>livelihood at risk.

Guess I got lucky this time.  I was leading a reform service with 
guitar in the Inbal (formerly Laromme) hotel last Shabbes in 
Jerusalem.  No Mashgiach came calling and by all accounts it seemed 
to go rather well.

(I won't mention our multiple Havdallah candles causing the fire 
alarms in the King Solomon to go off the next night...)

Regarding smoking in public areas...I don't think smoking should be 
allowed in any area on the planet, in particular not any areas where 
oxygen is present.  (Many of you might suggest this rules out Los 
Angeles and I say feh to you.)

Rick
jetlagged
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