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NEWS
Rabbonim and Educators in Netanya Oppose Performance
By Y. Ariel
Rabbonim and educators in Netanya have come out against a
performance scheduled for next week (following Tisha B'Av)
claiming to be chareidi. In a letter they issued the rabbonim
note, "We were very disturbed to hear about the individuals
who are scheming to hold publicly and openly in our city a
family event [billed as a `happening'] that contains terrible
immodesty and has been banned by all gedolei Yisroel."
Following the objections voiced by the rabbonim, the Netanya
Municipality withdrew its sponsorship for the event.
The letter, which is signed by rabbonim and educators from
Netanya, including roshei kollelim, neighborhood
rabbis, synagogue rabbis, institution heads and morei
tzedek, calls on Netanya residents to boycott the event,
saying, "Anyone who lends a hand and strengthens these people
who lead others to sin is considered to have breached the
walls set by the rabbis." They also note gedolei Yisroel
shlita have clearly stated their opposition to "arvei
shira," where singers appear before mixed audiences
— even when separate sections are arranged.
Chareidi councilmen, who conveyed the objections of the
rabbonim to the city council, report that the municipality
has decided to withdraw its support.
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