The following is via Arutz 7:
Rav Yeshayahu Herzl, Chief Rabbi of Natzerat Illit, said Thursday that a flyer signed by Chabad rabbis against mixed-audience music performances was not directed against an upcoming show in Afula, located at the northwest corner of the Jezreel Valley, by singer Avraham Fried.
“The headline that said that we forbid participation in Fried’s show is incorrect. There is nothing personal here, we were not talking about a specific personality.”
Rav Herzl explained that the rabbi’s flyer was directed to the G-d fearing public and not to the singers themselves. “We as rabbis think that the God fearing public does not have a heter [rabbinical permission] to participate in shows that do not have separation [between men and women]. We assume that the singers who are themselves hareidi asked their rabbis if they should perform. But we have a duty to warn our people in order to avoid mishaps.
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(Source: Arutz 7)
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Avraham Fried gives over so much chizuk in his performances, which are l’shem shamayim, I can’t imagine anyone taking offence.
What’s next, seperation at: theaters; sporting events; taxis; waiting rooms; lines at ther bank; etc?
1. Point, that its asur to go to a mixed event!
What’s the mesorah for prohibiting a family from sitting together and listening to a male singer? I mean “The Mesorah” – not some unsupported mealy mouthed conclusions as to morality. Taliban!