Re: Jewish music performance series

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Jordan,

When you write "There are many nuances within the Observant community"
do you refer only to the Orthodox "Observant community'?

When you write "I feel that my choice is legitimate WITHIN Halacha"
does that mean that you do not accept the Halakhic principle of the
rabbi as the mora d'atra of the community, the rabbinic authority  to
render Halakhic decisions?

Again, what texts are being interpreted?

Am I correct that your personal conclusions on the matter of Kol
Ishah, at least insofar as secular performance is concerned, is
identical with Wolf's?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: TROMBAEDU (at) aol(dot)com <TROMBAEDU (at) aol(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Jewish music performance series


>In a message dated 9/24/99 10:39:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
media (at) kamea(dot)com
>writes:
>
><<
> Well and good, but leaving it at that is no solution and does
nothing
> for those who are routinely and uncomfortably subjected to these
rules.
> The self-loathing and  loss of self-esteem experienced by girls in
these
> communities must be monumental.  Not to mention the acquired
collective
> neuroses  of the menfolk.  You have only to ponder the subtext
beneath it
>all.
>  As the man said to Pee-Wee Herman:"Whatsa matter; you don't have a
VCR at
> home?"
>
> No disrespect intended to anyone;
> Moslems, orthodox Jews, Pee Wee Herman,
> -- their employees, families and fans included.
>  >>
>
>Disrespect accomplished.
>This is supposed to be a list discussing Jewish Music.
>Wolf, your posts reflect a lack of understanding of Halacha. Thats no
big
>deal, many people aren't familiar with Halacha.
>But what I find unforgivable is your clever way of lumping together
(even as
>you deny it) all those who hold ideas unfamiliar to you. There are
many
>nuances within the Observant community, based not on current
fashions, but on
>the painstaking process of textual study.
>I am an observant Jew. I perform with women, I listen to women
singers, I
>watch women performers. I feel that my choice is legitimate WITHIN
Halacha.
>Those who don't are missing out, and while I agree sexists exist
everywhere,
>most don't because of carefully arrived at positions based on
differing
>interpretations of text.
>No more, no less.
>Incidentally, I think Oriana Fallaci is a pretty big jerk. I don't
like the
>Ayatollah any more than you do, but really, what did she think she
was doing?
>That's Journalism?
>
>Jordan
>
>
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