Re: Wagner and friends

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

>We do not believe in "that
> man".

Obviously not.

> In reply to Eliezer, no, maybe just curtail this a bit. I have written
> "Sarei haTikshoret" about the Masses. Even if one were to hold that this
is
> not avodah zara mamash, this is still not for us.

Unless you're Leonard Bernstein writing one of the great musical works of
the 20'th century, no.
But I think you need to be careful what you label 'avodah zarah'- that
phrase has implications beyond what is and is not 'for us'.

                                        ek


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Baron" <d_baron (at) 012(dot)net(dot)il>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: Wagner and friends


> In reply to Eliezer, no, maybe just curtail this a bit. I have written
> "Sarei haTikshoret" about the Masses. Even if one were to hold that this
is
> not avodah zara mamash, this is still not for us. We do not believe in
"that
> man".
>
> BTW, the opinion on Christianity seems to depend upon the relations of the
> person with them. In the times of the Talmud, you did not have the type of
> Christianity one has today. The Rambam was friendly with the Arabs and
> opposed to the Christians, the Ramban opposite. From this, one can "guess"
> their opinions on Islam and Christianity.
>
>
>


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