RE: women-only concerts

[Dick Rosenberg <drosenberg...>]

Try

http://www.vjholidays.com/yomyer/walk5.htm

Dick

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Rachel Heckert [SMTP:heckertkrs (at) juno(dot)com]
>Sent:  Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:54 PM
>To:    World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject:       Re: women-only concerts
>
>On Thu, 09 Mar 2000 09:57:30 -0500 "Kame'a Media" <media (at) kamea(dot)com>
>writes:
>> It is astonishing and unfortunate  that people who capitulate to the 
>=kol isha= injunction fail to see  the direct co-relation  between their
>compliance and
>> that of the physical assaults on women  taking place with shocking
>regularity
>> on the streets of Israel by primitive  and violent self-proclaimed 
>guardians of female modesty.
>> 
>Wolf, 
>
>Could you give some specific references about these assaults?  I haven't
>heard about them.  Newspaper accounts in either English or Hebrew would
>be OK.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Rachel Heckert
>
>
>
>
>
>> Note:  This is not a condemnation of the
>> Orthodox or =halakha= per se.
>> 
>> (Reaching for my hard-hat in anticipation, anyway.)
>> 
>> Wolf
>> 
>> "Judith R. Cohen" wrote:
>> 
>> > >
>> > > Judith, I would suggest offering a women-only concert to the 
>> Sephardic
>> > > Orthodox community.  You would get their support and I am sure 
>> that the
>> > > audience would be very appreciative.  This would work as long as 
>> there were
>> > > no male musicians performing with you.
>> > > Lori (Chicago)
>> > Hi, I have refused women-only concerts offered to me by women who
>> > tacitly or out loud support Kol Ishah in the Sephardic Kehillah 
>> because
>> > agreeing to do one would imply an agreement with it on my part. I 
>> would
>> > rather lose money and let people know that this is a stand I am 
>> taking.
>> > On the other hand, I've done women-only concerts for groups which 
>> just
>> > happen to like the idea of a women's evening, and they've led to 
>> some
>> > interesting discussions. But, again, I will NOT accept doing one 
>> BECAUSE
>> > Kol Ishah is enforced.
>> > Interesting , that Wolf pointed out the return of women to the 
>> concert
>> > stage in Iran! Maybe we can, ah, keep up with the Ayatollah.... 
>> Cheers,
>> > Judith
>> >
>> 
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