Re: Kol Isha

[Shirona <shirona...>]

  Perhaps offended, Jordan - but did this "offense" cause you to lose
parnasa?
  -Shirona
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Jordan Hirsch" <trombaedu (at) earthlink(dot)net>
  To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
  Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:19 AM
  Subject: Re: Kol Isha


  > Ari,
  > I think this is one of those mean spirited posts over which you were
  > concerned.
  > I am deeply offended that it made it to the list.
  >
  > Jordan
  >
  >
  > Trudi Goodman 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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