[HANASHIR:8248] Re: Some more Kol Isha clarification

[Judah Cohen <jcohen...>]

Thank you for keeping me honest.  I did not intend to introduce Orthodox
"speaker" listening as a common form of practice, nor did I mean for the
image to be demeaning or hypocritical (i.e., men going to concerts where
they *knew* women would be singing).  The difference between real and
electronically processed voices I have heard (and experienced) in a number
of places (including among a number of my orthodox college friends).  I will
admit I extended the "speaker listening" metaphor from *one* case (and in
this I was in the wrong); I felt this case was feasible and made sense,
based on both a respect for the immediate environment and the man's desire
to adhere to Jewish law as he observed it.  Perhaps I was wrong.

But whatever the case, I NEVER wished for the image to reflect badly on the
various forms of Jewish orthodoxy (which I respect greatly).  Please accept
my apologies.

Judah.

> From: BEBWH (at) aol(dot)com
> Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:08:06 EST
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:8243] Re: Some more Kol Isha clarification
> 
> As one who has been reading the Kol Isha thread I would RESPECTFULLY and
> simply like to interject how important it is that we don;t begin
> proliferating false information. I think I can safely say that the majority
> of contributors to this list are not Orthodox. Those subscribers who are
> sometimes respond, and sometimes write a response but delete it before
> sending. Thats something Adrian asks us all to do; read, think ,write, read
> it again..then send it. When it comes to Jewish practices we should be very
> careful not to add life to myths. People may claim there are differences
> between live and recorded music but men with hats and beards attending live
> public concerts and standing the in the front row to be near the speakers in
> order to listen to a electronically "processed" women singing is NOT part of
> Jewish life. If you saw that...just like someone related a story of a
> mashgiach smoking a cigarette on Shabbos while telling the person guitar
> playing is not allowed in the hotel, I would say either things are not as
> they appear..or something is grossly wrong. Jews do not have sheets with
> holes and we don;t use Christian childrens blood as an ingredient in Matza.
> Lets learn together and from each other, by asking questions and showing
> respect. Thanks. 
> 

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