Re: Kol Isha

[linda <labo4...>]

on 1/18/04 12:41 AM, Trudi Goodman at goobietheg (at) hotmail(dot)com wrote:

Here's the deal and here's the dance. As a woman performer I refuse to abide
by Kol Isha. I consider it a man-made law and not a G-d made law. When
people, particularly men, who have a vested interest in wanting to keep
women in their place religiously and culturally start siting law to
substantiate their views...well all I can say is there isn't any reason why
people should put up with it.

If you can show me that HaShem doesn't want women to sing around men and
male children.  That HaShem has actually leaned into your ear and told you
that for an absolute fact...then I'll listen.

Otherwise, it's just speculation.  And I refuse to believe that HaShem would
want half of society to not fulfill themselves creatively and personally in
any setting.  HaShem is all about love NOT narrow-mindedness.

I grew up around Orthodoxy and Chassidism...when there is a woman rabbi
and/or cantor in those reigious traditions then I'll actually feel like I
want to listen to this type of woman-hating. woman adversation behavior
masquerading as religious thought. And address it!

Hey if the men don' like the women's voices WHY DON'T THEY GET UP AND
LEAVE??? 

Darned presumptious to think that a woman OUGHT to!

Hey, there's a reason why some people, myself included stopped addressing
the Kol Isha issue on this list...it's not my experience that this issue
will be resolved. It hasn't been in the Jewish community, specifically or at
large. 

Shalom, 

Trudi Goodman





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