Re: Kol Isha: Rikudat Isha

[wiener <wiener...>]

Winston,

Of course I meant to add a bit of levity to our sometimes passionate
discussion.  (Perhaps it fell flat because I'm not a Levite.)

But, as I believe many on the list would attest, choreography
(including the basic movement called "shuckling" (spelling?), rising
on "Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh", bowing...) is a fundamental part of our
prayer.  I leave it to others to comment on the spiritual effect of
moving the body as reflected by Yoga, the Shakers, Lubavitch....

And anyone who has ever been to BJ on a Friday night, might well
remember the dancing during t'filot.  But there it's done by men too.

Surely music often moves us to dance.  Just note the frequent posting
to our list of dance questions.

And if we can learn of the principle of Kol Isha, that women should be
seen but not heard, from commentaries on a text which speaks of
praising God through women's dance, why can't we learn from the same
text that dance by women is an appropriate way of praising God?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, February 18, 2001 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Kol Isha: Rikudat Isha


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>>From: wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com
>>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>Subject: Kol Isha: Rikudat Isha
>>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:54:59 -0500
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>>Would adherents of this interpretation encourage women to dance in
>>shul to the accompaniment of a male shaliach tsibur?
>>(A "rhetorical" question.)
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>>Bob
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>huh??? would men dance in shul to the accompaniment of a shaliach
tzibur?
>this question is nonsense and has nothing to do with the issue.  it
is
>another verbal hangranade designed to throw us off the track of the
>discussion.
>winston
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