Re: Jewish music performance series

[Lori Cahan-Simon <lsimon...>]

Who are you, Jordan?


At 12:21 AM 09/27/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/26/99 10:09:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:
>
><< 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?
>  >>
>
>All good questions. After consulting with various Halachic authorities, from 
>the Orthodox camp, it seems that there are a number of issues to consider. 
>For instance, there are responsa that deal with the issue of mixed voice 
>groups in a favorable fashion. 
>Additionally, it seems that one can follow the original intent of the laws
of 
>Kol Isha, which would not include women's voices outside of very specific 
>situations.
>Wolf's positions, which are sincerely held, are based on his sense of 
>personal ethics. That is not a bad thing, per se, but my position is that
the 
>decision needs to be placed in a Halachic context, whichever position one 
>adopts.
>
>Jordan  
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Lori Cahan-Simon

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