Re: Kol Ishah again

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Wolf isn't the only one in this household having flashbacks lately (must be the
dust mites!).  When thoughts about my evolution as a singer and where my
desire/need to sing comes from, these questions linger on my mind.

Much of my alienation from "normative Judaism" came from feelings, even as a
child, that, as a female, what I was learning in kheyder really wasn't intended
for me.

"sheosoni kirtsono". . . Well, it was also "ratson" that I sing.  I suppressed
that part of me in a relatively successful fashion for several years (not for
religious reasons, but toss them in with internalized family strictures, and you
have one miserable post-adolescent identity crisis) , but it would be like
ceasing to breathe to stop now.

So I wonder--with all respect--where does this prohibition come from?  How can 
it
originate from the same Source that made me who I am? Torah? Or (male) Tana?

Fraidy Katz

TROMBAEDU (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/9/00 9:35:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> physchem (at) earthlink(dot)net writes:
>
> << Pressure applied gently but firmly helps.  Judaism survived events like the
>  destruction of the Temple, and evolved in response to historical changes,
>  because it is not inflexible.  We have seen it in my lifetime.  The Orthodox
>  were opposed to Zionism; now, only a tiny minority are firmly anti-Zionist,
>  and many more are the most fervent Zionists.
>   >>
>
> As I have made clear in many of my posts, I am not against change. I am
> opposed to automatic rejection of Orthodox positions just because we do not
> like them. I have a more subtle approach. I do not believe in applying any
> pressure whatsoever.  I do not believe in changing Halacha to fit in to our
> more enlightened times. What I do believe in is that when change is
> necessitated by grass roots strivings, then people of honest intent and open
> minds have an obligation to work the Halacha as much as possible to allow
> those people to fulfill their aspirations. I do not believe in making women
> Rabbi's. I believe in responding to the aspirations of women to be Rabbis by
> finding as much room in Halacha as possible to allow them to do it, without
> rejecting traditional Halachik jurisprudence.
>
> Jordan
>

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