Petach Tikva – Dozens of Charedim protested outside Petach Tivka’s cultural center in demonstration against singer Tzion Golan’s plans to perform in front of an audience of about 800 men and women.
Golan, who was forced to cancel the performance due to the protest, asked forgiveness from his fans.
(Source: Ynet)
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Was this the only performance in Israel with mixed seating? Why davka did they demonstrate there?
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Zion Golan sings kodesh in mixed seating audiences as well as with female backup vocalists. He is ostensibly “dati” but his standards are very low.
Nevertheless, wrong message. At the very least the protestors should have arranged for a kosher performer to give a free concert at the same time.
supposedly this concert was gonna have some very inappropiate things going on…. more than usual
Why only from his fans? He should also ask forgiveness from Hashem.
i thought he told the rabbonim a few weeks ago that he will no longer sing for mixed groups?
This demonstration is a blemish on ALL Charedim. They should be working on theimselves and leave others alone.
Why is it that I have never seen or heard of a chareidi protest in Israel against geneiva, lashon harah or chillul Hashem? What is this obsession with concerts? These “askoonim” do not like to see people being besimcha.
No. It isn’t the only one. However, there are, as I understand it, two reasons why they protested this particular concert.
One, Rav Amnon Yitzchak has been travelling all over the country this Bein HaZmanim awakening the chareidi public to the dangers of music that might appear kosher due to the lyrics but is in fact treife, to the prohibition of concerts in general, as well as to the psakim of the Gedolim and Poskim against patronizing singers who sing in such concerts, especially if they are mixed. This is the first major concert since Rav Amnon Yitzchak’s Bein HaZmanim drive. Thus, the public has become galvanized to do something about the issue.
Secondly, this particular singer signed an agreement with Rav Ratzabi, as well as Rav Ovadia Yosef, that he would not hold concerts with mixed company. After obtaining their blessing, he went and held mixed concerts in Caesaria. This concert, a little closer to Chareidi home, was too much, and they protested the blatant disregard for his word and K’vod HaTorah.
Would chareidim come if there was separate seating? That’d be the best way to encourage him to have separate seating at concerts.
interesting,considering we frummies have mixed seating concerts all the time…
these “protestors” should find more important things to do.
#1 – I assume your question is rhetorical. You can’t be so naive, I hope. Simply put, the appropriate monies did not exchange hands at this event.
Choke up a victory for the Torah!
Just bc a few houligans protested, the concert was cancelled? Where were the police? I’d love to see them try this in america. They’d be arrested in a second. Why does Israel let them get away with this?
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He is one of the few singers who sings in “Teimonit” and considering the huge wave of tshuva among Teimanim in EY I think plenty of charedim would come if he did things right.
Obviously davening must be separate halachically. What other public events (concerts, shiurim, dinners/luncheons, etc…) must be separate on a halachic level, what doesn’t really have a mekor but it’s minhag hamakom to be separate, and what things can be mixed? If, in certain cases, there is a halachic reason not to have mixed seatings, what is the mekor? And, in situations where mixed seating is not allowed (either on the halachic or minhag hamakom level) is it because there is something inappropriate with a man sitting next to his wife in that event, or technically that’s permitted but there is a fear of singles mixing with each other, or men and women who aren’t spouses mixing with each other?
#7 You’ve got to be kidding. There are countless demonstrations regarding k’vod shamayim (k’vod hameis, giyus nashim, disturbing k’varim–these are all considered a kiddush haShem or at the least attempting to prevent chillul haShem). There are many Shmiras Halashon gatherings, tznius workshops and lectures, etc., etc. Rabbonim against simcha? Did you attend a frum chasuna, hachnosas sefer Torah, Simchas Beis HaShoeva, Simchas Torah, Sheva Brachos, Bar Mitzva, or any other seudas/simcha shel mitzva event? Take a look at real Torah’dig simcha and you will learn to differentiate between true simcha and hollelus–rowdy noisiness.
#6 – “This demonstration is a blemish on ALL Charedim. They should be working on theimselves and leave others alone.”
Funny, I never saw the Torah say that we should “be working on theimselves and leave others alone”. However, the Torah does say “Hochach tocheach es amisecha” – “you shall rebuke my people”. We must stand up for what is right. This concept of “mind your own business” is from the western culture, not from the the Torah. We say “kol yisroel areivim zeh l’zeh”, in ruchniyus and gashmiyus.
#7 – “These “askoonim” do not like to see people being besimcha.”
Sorry, not following your thought process. How does stoping a mixed concert show that the askanim want to wipe away all happiness and joy?