Re: Kol Isha: Rikudat Isha

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

sorry...misread the intent of your posting.
winston


>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: Re: Kol Isha: Rikudat Isha
>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:02:18 -0500
>
>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
> >>
> >>Would adherents of this interpretation encourage women to dance in
> >>shul to the accompaniment of a male shaliach tsibur?
> >>(A "rhetorical" question.)
> >>
> >>Bob
> >>*************************************************
> >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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