[HANASHIR:11656] Re: Another opinion about sharing our music

[Shirona <shirona...>]

Just for the record - I did NOT write the sentence below, but rather I 
responded to it - pretty much saying the same things Sholom (and Rabbi Yoffie ) 
said...

-Shirona

At 05:30 PM 6/5/2002 -0400, Shirona wrote: 
>>>>
Assimilation is tearing away at the fabric of our people, I do not feel that we 
should be giving the world the scissors to do it with by freely sharing our 
sacred music. 

  <<<<

  I agree with the diagnosis, but think that the proposed solution is a 
non-sequitor.

  That is, I *strongly* agree that assmimilation is tearing away at the fabric 
of our people. 

  But I think it has nothing to do with sharing music -- and (imho) tons to do 
with lack of Jewish education (and other things). Rabbi Eric Yoffie claims that 
we are the worst Jewishly illiterate generation in history -- an amazing 
indictment.

  -- Sholom



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