[HANASHIR:8237] Re: Kol Isha

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

for the information of the group, i have written to neshamah carlbach as to 
the fealing of reb Shlomo z"l on the matter.  If she cares to answer, I will 
post it here.  I am sure it will be enlightening.
winston


>From: "Rachelle and Howard Shubert" <notfranz (at) total(dot)net>
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [HANASHIR:8236] Re: Kol Isha
>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:02:42 -0500
>
>Marsha made a good point when she noted that the Kol Isha issue varies from
>one Orthodox shul to another, even Modern Orthodox.  The rabbi in the 
>Modern
>Orthodox day school where I teach seems to enjoy hearing me sing and often
>has a compliment to offer.  In another Modern Orthodox shul I have been
>pulled away from the microphone by the rabbi at a wedding, where I had
>understood that the music had been cleared by the bride.
>
>Rachelle Shubert
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Rachelle Shubert
>Lay Cantor Rishon
>Temple Israel, Ottawa
>
>Choir Director
>Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Montreal
>
>Music Educator
>Hebrew Foundation School, Dollard des Ormeaux
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Marsha Fensin <mfsings (at) ccr(dot)net>
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 3:09 PM
>Subject: [HANASHIR:8230] Re: Kol Isha
>
>
> > Dear Chevreh,
> >     I have a Kol Isha story I'd like to share.  I used to teach music in 
>a
>local
> > Hebrew school and one of the Hebrew teachers into whose class I went in
>regularly
> > was an Orthodox rabbi who was also the community chaplain.  The first 
>day
>of
> > class I explained to him that I would let him know when I was done.  He
>looked me
> > in the eye and said, " you aren't singing, you are teaching prayer" , 
>and
>he
> > prayed quietly to himself while I sang and taught the class. But, he did
>stay in
> > class all year. His attitude opened the door for me for study and growth
>and
> > dialogue.
> >     However, his own rabbi, thought very differently, and would often
>totally
> > avoid me and always walked out whenever I sang anywhere in the 
>community.
> >     Halacha is as Halacha does. I have noticed that it changes ever so
>slightly
> > from Orthodox shul to Orthodox shul.  It is the intent in the
>heart-Kavanah- that
> > is important, and I respect all Jews' rights to think and practice as 
>they
>want,
> > even when they don't respect mine. That was a difficult lesson to learn,
>but, it
> > IS doable.
> >     Kol Israel Chaverim.
> > Marsha
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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