Re: freedom

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

Alex, you wrote:

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. 

This woman singer had a big problem exercising her profession!  Do you 
know how many jobs in my field there are playing for only women, minors 
and non-Jews?  As I cannot make a living playing even for everyone, how 
could I make a living playing only jobs hired for the above-mentioned?

Elie,
You wrote:

But according to Lorele, it was a woman who controlled the situation. And not 
because she was "held hostage", but because she made a promise to someone who 
would not listen to Kol Isha.

There were more people with more opinions on that committee, men and 
women, than just that one woman who thought she was the entire 
committee.  She was not supposed to have sole control of the situation. 
 The rest of the committee was "held hostage".

Lorele

Alex Jacobowitz wrote:

>--- 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."
>
>
>  
>

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