Re: freedom

[Alex Jacobowitz <alexbjacobowitz...>]

--- Judith R Cohen <judithc (at) YorkU(dot)CA> wrote:
> Alex, this is not freedom.
> 
> The woman is denied the right to exercise her
> singing profession if men
> decide she cannot do so.

As the saying goes, "your freedom to extend
your arm stops at the end of my nose."

Yes, it is freedom. The woman singer has no
problem exercising her profession. She may sing 
for other women, for minors or for non-Jews. 
She can also sing for men who don´t keep the laws of
Kol Isha. 

Now, if you´ve subtracted all those
people from the general population and still insist
that Orthodox men MUST listen to a female singer,
then that´s fascist. I am in no way obligated - 
morally, legally or artistically - to listen to
women (or anyone!) singing, or to subsidize such a
concert, anymore than I´m obligated to listen to
Madonna singing "Like A Virgin" at the next 
Bnai Brith concert. Do I care whether she puts on
tefillin?

Shalom bayis!

Alex Jacobowitz

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