Re: Women-Only Concert Puzzle

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

But, Elliot has been telling us all along about these concerts and his
reasons.  I suppose for at least a year now, right?  Perhaps bringing these
concerts to women who would otherwise not have a chance to hear them will have
an effect on them as to realizing possibilities and avenues.
Lorele

Ari Davidow wrote:

> Or, perhaps, having debated the issue, and having considered why Elliot
> arranged the concert as he did--and perhaps because the issue involves
> someone we all know from participation on the list, not some faceless
> "those rabbis!", it seemed appropriate to accept it as presented.
>
> More to the point, doesn't Elliot's statement, =especially= in the
> light of the foregoing discussion, make it clear that this is a
> compromise made necessary by the kol isha issues that have already
> been raised?
>
> I guess, the more I think about it, the more I don't understand
> your point, Yoram.
>
> ari
>
> At 01:37 PM 2/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >On April 17, 2000, Eliott Kahn announced on this newgroup what sounded
> >like a wonderful concert at the Old Broadway Temple, but that could be
> >attended by women only.
> >
> >"On Monday, April 24th at 7:00 PM, a special Passover concert called WOMAN
> >TO WOMAN will feature Ladino and Hebrew songs interpreted by the lovely
> >voice of Ofri Eliaz........
> >This concert will include other fun events and will be for women only."
> >
> >
> >I inquired on this news group if that were really possible.  I expected an
> >outcry -- not to my own message but to the idea of having a concert
> >restricted to women attendees.
> >
> >The only response was a polite question,
> >
> >"Why is this concert for women only?"
> >
> >from Dick Rosenthal to Eliott Kahn, who answered:
> >
> >"If the only way I can present female singers at an Orthodox shul is
> >for women audiences only, so be it. This concert and any future concerts
> >at Old Broadway Synagogue featuring female singers will be for women
> >only."
> >
> >
> >Would someone be so kind, and tell me how that concert passed by this
> >newgroup with hardly a ripple, whereas the Kol Isha topic generated such a
> >storm?  The storm even posed the possibility of only-women-allowed and
> >no-women-allowed venues.
> >
> >Why now, and not then??  Perhaps women accept the no-men rule but not the
> >no-women rule, or ... , or ... , or what?
> >
> >Yoram Gelman
> >
> >
> >
>

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