Re: Kol Isha becomes a reality

[Richard Green <rmarkgreen...>]

     Think of what female artists like Neshama Carlebach go through.
I'm sure she has loads of problems because of this "kol isha" issue.
I've seen her in concert and I was at Sam Intrator's wedding where she also 
sang.  I think a person who doesn't want to see her sing is
depriving themselves of an outstanding experience.


>From: "shirona" <shirona (at) bellatlantic(dot)net>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Kol Isha becomes a reality
>Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:35:11 -0800
>
>I have to share this dose of reality...  it finally happened to me.
>
>I was asked to organize and perform at a private party, an Israeli style 
>Kumzits, with a concert-like presentation of old Israeli ballads, a 
>sing-along, and a keyboard player to accompany me and play throughout the 
>evening.  It was to be at an expensive restaurant, an up-scale event with 
>good money.  Three daughters were organizing this for their mother's 70th 
>birthday.
>
>Everything was confirmed, dates, fees, program outline... and then it 
>happened.  One of the sisters is married to an orthodox man.  Of course no 
>one thought of this before - but the orthodox man would HAVE to perform the 
>obligatory Kol Isha boycott... Never mind that 98% of the people at the 
>party are non-orthodox - it was a matter of Shlom-bayit, and I was 
>cancelled...   So there it is, alive and well in the year 2001.   The 
>price?  On top of the ideological outrage, it was a serious loss of 
>"Parnasa" for me, and I depend on it for a living.
>
>Without appropriate words for closing,
>
>Shirona
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